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to provide relief assignments for swing and/or graveyard shift(s) shall receive a shift differential <br />for the time spent working on such shift(s). <br /> <br /> It is understood that such shift differential shall be included in the computations based upon the <br />base rate for purposes of overtime compensation, holiday, sick leave and vacation leave pay <br />where the employee has worked a shift which requires payment of the differential, as provided <br />in the preceding paragraph, for thirty (30) days or more. Shift differential will be suspended for <br />absences of over 30 days. <br /> <br /> The setting of work hours is based upon the operational needs of the department. An <br />employee’s work hours may be changed based upon the operational needs of the department. In <br />the event an employee’s work schedule is to be changed; the employee shall be given seven (7) <br />working days advance notice. <br /> <br />Section 18. Outside Work <br /> <br /> An employee’s primary employment responsibility is to the job the employee has with the City. <br />Any employee who wishes to engage in employment outside a City position shall first submit a <br />written request to his/her department head and receive approval for same before engaging in <br />any such employment. Such outside employment shall not adversely affect job performance or <br />create a conflict of interest with the employee’s City position. Employees soliciting outside <br />work within San Leandro which is similar to that performed for the City shall not: <br /> <br />Solicit work on City time; <br /> <br />Solicit work which overlaps City work (for example: Private tree work adjacent to City <br />maintained trees); or <br /> <br />Utilize City uniforms, or wear clothing which is similar to City uniforms. <br /> <br />Section 19. Overtime Compensation <br /> <br /> Except as otherwise noted, the City's official work period is 12:00 am Sunday through 11:59 <br />pm Saturday. Overtime is authorized time of five (5) minutes or more worked in excess of forty <br />(40) hours in a designated seven (7) day work period in the classification and/or in excess of <br />eight (8) hours (or the regularly scheduled work day if longer than (8) hours) in the department <br />in which the person is employed. Unless initiated/requested by an employee, no employee's <br />scheduled work period will be changed to avoid paying overtime. <br /> <br /> When first authorized by the department head and with approval of the City Manager, overtime <br />worked shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times the hourly rate based on the <br />employee's monthly salary. For required call-out on a normal work day, a minimum two (2) <br />hours' pay at the overtime rate will be paid for the first such call-out. For required call-out on a <br />normal day off, a minimum two (2) hours' pay at the overtime rate will be paid for each of the <br />first two (2) such call-outs. An employee may elect to take compensatory time off in an amount <br />equal to one and one-half (1½) times the overtime worked in lieu of pay. Maximum <br />compensation time off accrual is 240 hours. It is understood that a telephone call made to an <br />employee during non-working hours which does not result in a call out of that employee, shall <br />not qualify for payment pursuant to this section. This time off must be taken no later than the <br />calendar year following the calendar year in which it was accrued and at a time specifically <br />14