Scheduled period means a scheduled shift or a scheduled period outside the shift.
Unscheduled period refers to the time spent in work by an employee outside the scheduled shift, e.g., time spent by police officers in court outside their scheduled shift. Sleeping and meal times. Sleeping facilities must be adequate, and the employee must be able to get at least 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep in order for sleep time to qualify as such. If any of these conditions is missing, the entire time is hours of work. If a work period of less than 28 days is established, the maximum number of hours in the tour of duty before the requirement to pay overtime must be proportionate to the appropriate maximum number of hours requirement for the 28-day work period in effect for the calendar year.