Flexible Scheduling

Policy Statement:

In some offices at the College, it may be possible for staff members to work a flexible schedule. By providing flexibility in scheduling, the College may be able to recruit and retain valued employees and meet our transportation and parking reduction goals. All flexible scheduling arrangements must be cost neutral and contribute to customer service. Factors such as productivity, federal and state legislation, restricted funding, task interdependence and the operational needs of the department and the College affect such alternatives. Departments and individuals using a flexible schedule must maintain or increase service levels to their constituents.

Flexible schedules may include variations in daily beginning and ending times, or a compressed workweek (working the same number of hours in fewer days) provided those schedules comply with state and federal wage and hour laws and applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Procedures:

Employees desiring flexibility in their schedule may give their immediate supervisor a written proposal detailing the desired adjusted schedule and how that schedule meets the requirements of the job description, the impact on the department and the quality of customer service provided.
Immediate supervisors may approve proposals for flexibility, which in their view meets the purpose and scope of this policy. Requests for flexibility exceeding the scope of this policy should be discussed with the area dean or director. The Assistant Vice President for Human Resources must approve a flexible scheduling arrangement for a member of the LCCSSA per the collective bargaining agreement. All other arrangements must be reported to Human Resources for tracking purposes.
Each flexible scheduling arrangement should be implemented on a trial basis with evaluation points occurring at the supervisor's discretion.

The agreement to flex a schedule may be withdrawn at any time if, in the supervisor's view, it is no longer in the best interest of Lewis & Clark College to continue the arrangement.

Approved by the Executive Officers, August 21, 1998.
Revised on June 4, 2008.