Employee Handbook
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Workweek and Daily Schedule
Workweek and Scheduling
For payroll and accounting purposes, the normal workweek begins at 12:01 a.m. Monday and ends at midnight the following Sunday. SIBCR may establish other workweeks for individual employees or certain positions.
Work schedules for each position are established by the supervisor and communicated in advance. Employees are expected to work all the hours and days assigned. Requests for scheduling changes or for particular days off must be made ahead of time and approved by the employee’s supervisor.
Exempt employees are generally expected to be at work during their set work schedule. In addition, they may be expected to work additional hours in order to complete duties and assignments.
SIBCR reserves the right to change the regular workweek and the normal work schedule with prior notice to employees.
Rest and Meal Periods
All nonexempt employees receive a 10-minute paid break for each four hours of working time, unless the nature and circumstances of the nonexempt employee’s work allow for the equivalent of a 10-minute break taken intermittently or prevent the establishment of regularly scheduled breaks. Ideally, a break will occur near the midpoint of each four-hour work period; however, scheduling will be approved by the supervisor. A nonexempt employee should not use break periods to extend a lunch period, to work overtime, or to leave work early.
Nonexempt employees working more than five hours in a day are required to take an unpaid meal break two to five hours into their shift. The normal meal break is a 30-minute unpaid period. Any nonexempt employee who works at least 10 hours in a day is required to take a second 30-minute unpaid meal period around the middle of the second five hour period.
Any nonexempt employee who is unable to take his or her break or meal period must notify his or her supervisor promptly so that the break/meal can be rescheduled. If the meal break cannot be rescheduled, the supervisor must ensure that the employee receives proper compensation. This meal break requirement can be waived if the employee and the supervisor agree to the waiver. A signed waiver form must be completed and on file in the employee’s personnel file before the employee can work without taking a required meal break.