UNL gives employees one paid 15-minute rest period for each four consecutive hours worked. At departmental discretion other employees may receive rest breaks. These periods are considered as time worked. There is no compensation for rest periods not taken. If the meeting extends beyond the time normally allotted for the lunch period, the employee should use normal departmental procedures to request time away from work.
Time granted in such circumstances is administrative leave.
Time spent at the work site changing clothes is considered as time worked, if the change of clothes is required by the nature of the job. When a department approves an employee's voluntary attendance at a work-related workshop or seminar, the time spent in attendance and travel during normal working hours is considered administrative leave. Time extending beyond regularly scheduled working hours is not considered as compensable time. Time spent in attendance and travel for required workshops is considered as time worked, when time is confined to one day. Travel time as a passenger outside normal working hours is not compensable, but for an employee who is required to drive , the entire travel time is considered as time worked.