Supervisors may use discretion in scheduling additional breaks for staff who work in adverse conditions, for example, in extreme cold. Compensate for an early departure from work. Lunch periods Staff receive one hour off for lunch each day, unless a department has established a different schedule. Staff should not be required to work more than six consecutive hours without a minimum of a one-half hour lunch period free from the job. Overtime Overtime is defined as time worked with supervisory approval in excess of 40 hours per week.
Hourly staff receive overtime compensation at one and one-half times the hourly rate.
See Policy 2.13, Overtime for Support Staff . Vacation Hourly staff earn a vacation pay allowance of one hour for each 12 hours worked in excess of 1,000 hours. The service must be performed within the fiscal year in the same division or department. The maximum amount of vacation pay allowance is 80 hours. The rate of vacation pay is determined by the average rate the employee received while earning the vacation.