Note however that some forms of flexible work schedules, such as maxiflex or flexible 5/4-9 schedules, allow work to be compressed in fewer than 10 workdays in a biweekly pay period. There is no authority to establish hybrid work schedules using the authorities for flexible and compressed work schedules in an attempt to create hybrid work schedules that provide unauthorized benefits for employees (see Comptroller General report B-179810, December 4, 1979, and 50 FLRA No. Note that an “adverse agency impact” is defined as: (1) a reduction of an agency's productivity (2) a diminished level of services furnished to the public or (3) an increase in the cost of agency operations (other than the administrative costs to process the establishment of an AWS program). If a proposed or existing AWS plan is deemed to have an adverse agency impact, it may not be established, must be modified (e.g., an employee or group of employees must be excluded, the use of credit hours must be restricted, etc.) or it must be terminated.
Subject to the obligation to negotiate with exclusive bargaining unit representatives, heads of operating units (and those to whom they have delegated authority) have authority to establish, modify, and terminate AWS plans. It refers to the non-overtime hours which an employee elects to work, with supervisory approval, during the flexible time band in the same or another day in order to have an equal amount of time off on another day (see discussion below).īasic work requirement means the number of non-overtime hours an employee must work or account for by leave before being eligible for overtime. It refers to the scheduled hours of the workday during which an employee must either be present at work, on leave, or using credit hours.įlexible time band refers to the time periods on either side of core hours during the workday, workweek or pay period within the tour of duty in which an employee can vary arrival and departure time or work credit hours.Ĭredit hours is a term used in the context of flexible work schedules only.
Alternate work schedules (AWS) is an umbrella term that refers to compressed work schedules and flexible work schedules.Ĭompressed work schedule means a fixed work schedule (no flexible time bands) in which an employee can complete the biweekly work requirement in less than 10 working days.įlexible schedule means one of several types of work schedules all of which comprise core hours and flexible time bands.Ĭore hours is a term used in the context of flexible work schedules.
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