Section 3.14
Date: July 31, 1982
OVERTIME PAY
I. PURPOSE:
To state policies and rules by the Federal Labor Department, the State of Rhode
Island, and the
University concerning overtime pay.
II. APPLICABLE TO:
All employees must receive prior approval from the appropriate authority before
working any hours
which would commit the University to overtime pay, except in an emergency, in
which case, said approval
must be given the next day.
APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR OVERTIME PAY:
President of the University
Vice Presidents
Assistant Vice Presidents
Director and Assistant Director, Budget
Controller and Assistant Controller
Deans and Associate Deans
Business Manager
Administrator, Bookstore/Dining Services
Bursar
Director, Academic/Administrative Computer Centers
Director, Admissions
Director, Alumni Affairs
Director, Athletics
Director, College of Continuing Education/Administration
Director, Development
Director, Financial Aid
Director, Health Services
Director, NBC/Business Office
Director, NBC/Facilities
Director, Office of Residential Life
Director, Physical Plant
Director, Property and Receiving
Director, Public Safety
Director, Student Life
Director, University Relations
Director, Memorial Union
Assistant Provost
Manager, Administrative Services
Manager, Printing Services
Registrar
Supervising Buyer, University Purchases
Principal Investigators also have such authority only as it applies to personnel
on grants, funds to
which he/she is directly responsible.
III. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES:
Overtime is defined as the required performance of work in excess of the
established work week. For
overtime compensation purposes there are three basic work weeks:
1. Thirty-five (35) hour work week exclusive of unpaid lunch period.
2. A forty (40) hour work week exclusive of unpaid lunch period.
3. A non-standard work week.
Compensation for authorized overtime work shall not be paid to employees in the
non-standard work week
category.
Whenever an employee is required to work on a holiday which falls on his/her
regularly scheduled work
day, the employee shall be credited with the number of hours in his official
work schedule for that
day, plus the number of hours actually worked at the rate of one and one-half
time. Time and one-half
shall be paid for approved work performed in excess of appropriate established
work week. The
following exceptions are authorized in appropriate contractual agreements.
1. An employee represented by the Association of Clerical
Technicals/National Education Association
may elect to take compensatory time in lieu of cash with the approval of the
supervisor.
2. Employees represented by Council 94/Local 528 - when funds
become unavailable within a
department to pay cash for authorized work performed between thirty-five and
forty hours for
employees on a thirty-five hour work week schedule, compensatory time shall be credited
to the
affected employee at the rate of one and one-half times such hours. However, in
any event, an
employee may elect to take compensatory time in lieu of cash for the hours
between thirty-five and
forty.
IV. NON-CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES:
Eligible non-classified employees who earn less than $14,000 annually shall be
paid for approved work
in excess of the established work week at the rate of time and one-half.
Where sea pay is involved
refer to appropriate union contract.
POLICY AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
(to be developed)