Changes in Work Schedule

Permanent Reduction of Work Schedule - When it is mutually beneficial to the University and an employee, a full time regular employee with continuous service equaling five full-time equivalent years may request a reduction in schedule and be eligible for pro-rated benefits available to full-time regular employees. The schedule reduction shall be no less than one-half time. The reductions will normally be for an indefinite duration, and there will be no right to return to full-time regular status. However, if the employee and the University agree at the time the reduction occurs, the reduction may be for a specified period with a return to full-time regular status guaranteed at its conclusion.

Temporary Reduction of Work Schedule - When it is mutually beneficial to the University and an employee, a full time regular employee might, on an exception basis and with the approval of appropriate administrators, work a temporary reduced schedule without loss of full time regular employment status and appropriate employee benefits. This policy is applicable year round and not only during the summer months. The schedule reduction shall be no less than one-half time, and the schedule may be reduced for a period not to exceed one-third of the employee's work year. The reduction will be for a specified period with a return to full-time regular status guaranteed at its conclusion. All such agreements shall be in writing and signed by appropriate administrators and the employee.

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