BOP 322.2 Chg 1, National Nuclear Security Administration Leave Administration and Hours of Duty
To establish policy, requirements, and responsibilities for various practices relating to leave and hours of duty.
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Section 1
INITIATED BY:
Office of Human Resources
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
BOP 322.2
Approved: 02-15-08
Change 1: 03-13-09
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION LEAVE ADMINISTRATION
AND HOURS OF DUTY
1. OBJECTIVE. To establish policy, requirements, and responsibilities for various practices
relating to leave and hours of duty to include:
Work Schedules
Annual Leave
Restoration of Leave
Sick Leave
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Absence for Maternity Reasons/Adoption
Voluntary Leave Transfer Program
Court Leave
Military Leave
Funeral Leave
Administrative Leave
Leave Without Pay (LWOP)
Absent Without Leave (AWOL)
Telecommuting (Flexiplace)
This Directive should be read in conjunction with applicable agency policy, federal regulations,
and applicable provisions of local collective bargaining agreements.
2. APPLICABILITY. The provisions contained herein apply to all federal NNSA employees except
for employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.
3. REQUIREMENTS. The Head of each Office will determine the work schedules available for
their respective worksites consistent with NNSA’s policy for Core Hours. The work schedules
should be conducive to ensuring mission requirements are not impacted. Based on these
requirements, the full range of work schedules may not be available at each site or within certain
organizations. However, each office is required to offer a Basic Tour schedule. Each office will
communicate the schedules available to employees in their respective organization. While the
schedules are established by the Head of an Office, supervisory approval will be required in
establishing individual schedules based on organizational needs, and position requirements.
Employees may not begin or end any tour of duty before 6:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., except for
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those on a First 40 schedule. Consistent with the appropriate schedules, all employees working 8
hours or more are required to take a minimum 30-minute lunch break midway through the
workday.
a. The schedule options available are:
1) Basic Tour,
2) Alternative Work Schedules (AWS),
a) Compressed Work Schedules (CWS)
b) Flexible Work Schedules (FWS)
3) First 40-Hour Tour
b. HOURS OF DUTY/WORK SCHEDULES:
Administrative Workweek: The Administrator has designated that NNSA’s
administrative workweek will begin 12:01 a.m. on Sunday and end at 12:00 midnight the
following Saturday.
Basic Workweek/Tour of Duty: The basic workweek for NNSA is Monday through
Friday. Some positions require full-time coverage outside of the designated basic
workweek for mission accomplishment. In these situations an alternate basic workweek
may be established. However, exceptions to the basic workweek must be submitted
through the servicing Human Resources Office, for approval by the Administrator.
1) Basic Tour: This schedule requires the Head of the Office to establish an Office Tour
of Duty with fixed arrival and departure times that include 8-hour workdays for
employees. Employees may not deviate from the scheduled tour of duty.
2) Alternative Work Schedules (AWS): Compressed work schedules and flexible work
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schedules fall under AWS. Each of these schedules has unique requirements that
allow employee flexibility. Compressed work schedules require that employees have
a fixed tour of duty while flexible work schedules require office core hours with
arrival and departure flexibility. NNSA has approved the following AWS schedules
for implementation in offices that allow these flexibilities. See Appendix A for
models of CWS schedules and Appendix B for models of FWS schedules.
a) Compressed Work Schedules (CWS) require a fixed tour of duty for arrival and
departure with one or two days off depending on the schedule selected. The tour
of duty is established by the supervisor and employee with fixed arrival and
departure times. The day(s) off must be determined when establishing the tour of
duty. Once established, the employee may not deviate from the scheduled arrival
and departure times. NNSA has adopted the following CWS:
(1) 5/4-9 Compressed Plan: A full-time employee works eight 9-hour days
and one 8-hour day for a total of 80 hours in a bi-weekly pay period. The
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employee is entitled to one day off during each bi-weekly pay period. The
workdays must be scheduled Monday through Friday.
(2) Four-Day Workweek: A full-time employee must work 10 hours per day,
40 hours per week, and 80 hours per bi-weekly pay period. The workdays
must be scheduled Monday through Friday. The employee is entitled to
one day off each week.
b) Flexible Work Schedules (FWS) require that the Head of an Office establish
office core hours during which employees are required to be in a duty status.
Employees must account for missed core hours by requesting appropriate leave.
The Head of Office may allow for flexible hours at midday (during the lunch
break), if they choose. They may also delegate authority to approve an
occasional “deviation of core hours” to allow employees maximum flexibility to
meet personal and work needs. Core hours must be communicated to employees.
Office core hours apply to all employees under a flexible work schedule. NNSA
has approved the following flexible work schedules for implementation in offices
that allow these flexibilities:
(1) Flexitour: Full time employees work 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week,
and 80 hours per bi-weekly pay period. The Head of Office establishes
flexible hours surrounding core hours from which the employee may select
a tour of duty. Employees select fixed arrival and departure times that
include the office core hours. The schedule is subject to supervisory
approval.
(2) Gliding Schedule: Full time employees must work 8 hours per day, 40
hours per week, and 80 hours per bi-weekly pay period. The Head of
Office establishes core hours, and provides for flexible time bands at the
start and end of the workday – and may also allow for flexible hours at
midday. Employees may vary arrival and departure times on a daily basis
during the established flexible hours.
(3) Maxiflex: Full-time employees must work 80 hours in a bi-weekly pay
period. The Head of Office establishes core hours for fewer than 10
workdays. Employees may vary the number of hours worked on a given
workday or the number of hours each week within limits established for the
organization.
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The Head of an Office may allow employees working under these
schedules to earn credit hours, provided the employee does not earn more
than 2 hours per day, and does not accumulate more than 24 credit hours
for carryover from one bi-weekly pay period to a succeeding bi-weekly pay
period. Any credit hours accumulated in excess of 24 are forfeited. The
Head of Office must establish the requirements for earning credit hours
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(e.g., with or without supervisory approval, limit per day/week, etc).
3) First 40-Hour Tour of Duty: This work schedule is available only to the Office of
Secure Transportation. This schedule is one in which an employee’s administrative
workweek consists of the first 40 hours of work performed within a period of time
beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, and ending at 12:00 midnight the following
Saturday. This schedule must only be used when it is evident that the employee’s
work will probably occur outside normal workdays and work hours established for
NNSA employees.
4) Supervisory concurrence is required for schedules other than the Basic Tour of Duty.
5) Heads of Offices that authorize a flexible work schedule or a compressed work
schedule shall establish a time-accounting method that will provide affirmative
evidence that each employee subject to the schedule has worked the proper number
of hours in a bi-weekly pay period. A sample time/attendance sheet is attached.
6) Supervisors may require an employee to change their work schedule from a
compressed or flexible schedule when the employee is working outside of the office
(e.g., to attend training, on official business, on detail to another position, etc.) or for
performance or misconduct related issues.
7) An employee may not participate if performance rating level is NI or below.
8) Supervisors may require changes to employees’ regular days off, under a CWS, for
work-related reasons. A regularly scheduled day off may also be changed
occasionally based on extenuating circumstances, authorized by the supervisor.
9) Employees occasionally may be ordered to report for duty on their regularly
scheduled days off, when the leave approving official makes a determination based
on workload requirements.
10) Employees who wish to change their tour of duty under the CWS must make the
request in writing. If the supervisor approves the work schedule change, it may be
effective at the beginning of the following pay period.
c. LEAVE
1) Annual Leave
a) Annual leave is used for absence for any personal matters in increments of 15
minutes. The use of annual leave is a right of the employee, but is subject to
approval by his/her supervisor. In approving/disapproving annual leave, the
supervisor should balance the needs of the employee with those of the office.
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b) The amount of annual leave earned in a year is based on an employee’s total
years of creditable service, including creditable military service (excluding SES,
SL and ST employees, and Pay Band V Excepted Service – see d. below), and for
some employees hired after April 28, 2005 applicable non-Federal service.
Annual leave is earned beginning at the start of the first full pay period of
employment, at the beginning of the leave year, or at the beginning of an
employee’s appointment. If the total service is:
(1) less than 3 years, an employee earns 4 hours per pay period;
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(2) 3 to 15 years – earn 6 hours per pay period plus 4
additional hours in the last pay period of the leave year;
(3) 15 or more years – earn 8 hours per pay period.
c) The Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004 (PL 108-411) provides for
crediting military and non-Federal service for newly appointed or reappointed
employees if the candidate’s experience is directly related to the position for
which selected and the experience is necessary to achieve an important mission
or performance goal. This provision applies only to a newly appointed employee
or an employee who is reappointed following a break in service of at least 90
calendar days from the date of his or her last period of Federal civilian
employment. The credit must be approved prior to an employee’s entrance on
duty (EOD) date and may not be applied retroactively.
d) Leave is prorated for part-time employees and employees on uncommon tours of
duty.
e) Effective October 30, 2004, SES, SL, and ST employees, as well as employees in
Pay Band V of the EJ, EK, and EN excepted service, will accrue 8 hours of
annual leave each pay period, regardless of Service Computation Date (SCD)
(Workforce Flexibility Act (S. 129)).
f) Annual leave shall not be:
(1) advanced from a future leave year, or
(2) substituted retroactively for sick leave to avoid forfeiture of annual leave.
g) Employees are responsible for requesting and scheduling annual leave in
advance, except for brief emergencies. An employee must submit an OPM 71
form (Request for Leave or Approved Absence), or equivalent electronic request,
for all absences. If the employee is unavailable to submit a request prior to an
absence, he/she must submit one upon returning to duty.
h) Unscheduled Absences/Brief Emergencies – Supervisors are responsible for
establishing leave requesting procedures for their organization. They must also
ensure those procedures are communicated to the employees.
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i) Advanced annual leave is limited to the amount of annual leave that would be
accrued through the end of the leave year. Employees do not have an entitlement
to advanced annual leave, requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. The
programming of the time and attendance system is such that a charge of annual
leave when there are insufficient accruals, will automatically advance annual
leave to the employee. Care must be taken to ensure it is an appropriate approval
by the supervisor. Supervisors are responsible and accountable for the timesheets
they certify each pay period. Therefore, they should ensure the employee has
adequate leave to cover the absence. If they do not, they must ensure that
approval of advanced leave is appropriate before certification.
2) Restored Leave.
a) Except for employees serving, or who formally served, in the Senior Executive
Service, or were recruited from overseas, the maximum amount of annual leave
that may be carried over from one leave year to the next is 240 hours. The
Government Management Reform Act (P.L. 103-356) amended Title 5, United
States Code, section 6304(f). The statute now provides the 90-day (720-hour)
limit on the amount of annual leave that career and non-career members of the
Senior Executive Service may carry over from one leave year to the next. An
employee who is hired outside of the United States may accumulate up to 45
days (360 hours) while overseas, and is allowed to maintain that balance without
it being affected, until such time as the balance falls to 240 hours or below.
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b) Under certain conditions, forfeited annual leave may be restored under 5 U.S.C.
6304(d). However, the provisions for restoration are intended to rectify serious
inequities and not simply protect employees from their own negligence in
requesting leave early enough in the year to prevent its loss. Restoration of
forfeited annual leave is not an employee right or entitlement. The requesting
and scheduling of “use or lose” leave should not be delayed until the end of the
year, since a request for restoration of lost leave may be denied because of the
employee’s failure to request it in a timely manner. Proper scheduling of the
leave should occur throughout the year.
c) It is expected that most annual leave requests will be approved and taken, thus
minimizing the instances of restored leave. Please note that leave restoration is
intended only to rectify circumstances beyond an employee’s control and is not
to be used to cover negligence in managing personal leave. In rare instances,
leave may be restored when forfeited due to one of the following:
• Administrative error when the error caused the loss of annual leave;
• Sickness of the employee when annual leave was scheduled; or
• Declaration of an exigency of the public business
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(1) Administrative Error. When an administrative error causes the loss of annual
leave, the leave may be restored. If official records are not available to
substantiate the amount of annual leave to be restored, an estimate of the
employee’s leave account is acceptable when accompanied by official
statements clearly reflecting the factors which form the basis for the estimate.
When an employee makes a timely request for leave, but the supervisor fails
to schedule it during the leave year, or to request a determination that a
public exigency exists, the Comptroller General has determined that such
supervisory negligence constitutes administrative error and the employee’s
leave may be restored (57 Comp. Gen 325). Such negligence can form the
basis for a disciplinary action against the supervisor by higher level
management.
(2) Sickness
(a) Annual leave that was forfeited because of illness that interfered
with the taking of the scheduled annual leave may be restored for
later use provided that:
1 The annual leave was scheduled in advance in writing before the
start of the third bi-weekly pay period prior to the end of the
leave year as prescribed in the preceding paragraph; and
2 The period of absence because of sickness occurred so late in the
leave year, or was of such duration, that the annual leave could
not be rescheduled before the end of the leave year to avoid
forfeiture.
(b) When annual leave has not been properly scheduled in advance and
will therefore be forfeited without possibility of restoration,
employees on sick leave near the end of the leave year should
consider charging the absence against their “use or lose” annual
leave rather than sick leave. However, retroactive substitution of
annual leave for sick leave is not permitted except to liquidate
advanced sick leave (38 Comp. Gen. 354; 37 ibid. 439).
(c) Exceptions to the scheduling requirement may be allowed
for very prolonged illness before the end of the leave year.
(3) Exigencies of the Public Business. There are two requirements in the law
which must be met:
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(a) The exigency must be of such importance as to preclude the use of
scheduled leave. This determination must be made in advance of the
cancellation of scheduled leave by a HQ 1st Tier Manager, the
Service Center Director or Site Office Manager.
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(b) The leave must have been scheduled and approved in writing before
the start of the third bi-weekly pay period prior to the end of the
leave year to ensure that it can be taken or rescheduled before the
end of the leave year. An approved and dated leave request will
substantiate timely scheduling. A disapproved leave request only
shows that the leave was requested, not that it was scheduled, and is
insufficient to satisfy the legal requirement. Other documentation,
such as a leave schedule, is acceptable if it clearly shows the
supervisor’s approval before the statutory time.
(4) Requesting a Determination that an Exigency Exists. An exigency of the
public business exists when an unforeseen work requirement arises late in
the year and is of such urgency that properly scheduled leave will have to
be canceled even though it is subject to forfeiture. With careful planning
of work and scheduling of leave, such cases should be rare. Even when
they occur other alternatives should be considered. These include shifting
work assignments among subordinates and canceling all leave which is not
subject to forfeiture before any “use or lose” leave is canceled. (Because
of the extra cost involved, overtime would not normally be justified or cost
effective simply to avoid forfeiting leave.) However, when it appears that,
despite careful planning, an exigency will require properly scheduled leave
to be canceled and there is insufficient time remaining in the leave year to
reschedule it, the exigency should be fully described in a memorandum
addressed to the HQ 1st Tier Manager, Service Center Director, or Site
Office Manager. Beginning and ending dates of the exigency, or estimated
dates, must be shown. Except for bona fide emergencies that make prior
approval impossible the determination must be made in advance of the
cancellation of scheduled leave. If the request for declaration of an
exigency is disapproved, employees must be permitted to use properly
scheduled and approved annual leave.
(5) Requesting Restoration of Leave for Individual Employees. The decision
to restore leave to individual employees is separate from the determination
that an exigency exists. In most cases, the determination that an exigency
exists will already have been made. Requests to restore the leave of
individual employees should include evidence of that determination as well
as the following, for each affected employee:
(a) Evidence that the leave was approved before the start of the third bi-
weekly pay period prior to the end of the leave year;
(b) The pay period and amount of leave which was approved and
subsequently canceled; and
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(c) For requests involving illness or administrative error, the reasons
why the annual leave could not be rescheduled must be included
unless they are otherwise self-evident.
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At the end of the current leave year, if an employee is carrying an annual leave
balance in excess of 240 hours, and the HQ 1st Tier Manager, Service Center
Director, or Site Office Manager declared an exigency existed, that employee is
eligible to have his/her forfeited leave restored. To have this leave restored, a
request to restore lost leave is forwarded to the HQ 1st Tier Manager, Service
Center Director, or Site Office Manager for approval. A complete leave
restoration package, consisting of the written determination of exigency,
approved leave slips, an explanation of why the leave could not be rescheduled
and used prior to the end of the leave year, and the approved request for
restoration of “use or lose” leave, is then forwarded by the HQ 1st Tier Manager,
Service Center Director, or Site Office Manager to the servicing Human
Resources Office for verification and authorization. Packages should be
forwarded to the appropriate point of contact, identified by separate guidance
issued annually.
(6) Use of Restored Leave. Restored leave must be scheduled and used no
later than the end of the leave year following the second anniversary of:
(a) The date of restoration of the annual leave forfeited because of
administrative error; or
(b) The date fixed as the termination date of the exigency of the public
business which resulted in forfeiture of annual leave; or
(c) The date the employee is determined to be recovered and able to
return to duty if the leave was forfeited because of sickness.
(7) Rarely will leave canceled early in the year be eligible for restoration. The
intent of cancellation due to an exigency of the public business is only for
the period of exigency. All efforts should be made to use excess annual
leave outside of the period of exigency.
3) Sick Leave
a) Sick leave is provided for absences relating to personal injury, illness, or medical
treatment, for certain absences involving family members, and for adoption
purposes. (For sick leave purposes, “family member” is defined as spouse, and
parents thereof; children, including adopted children, and spouses thereof;
parents; brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; and any individual related by
blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a
family relationship.)
(1) Receiving medical, dental, or optical examination or treatments,
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(2) Incapacitated for performance of duties by physical or mental illness,
injury, pregnancy, or childbirth,
(3) Providing care for a family member who is incapacitated by a medical or
mental condition or attending to a family member receiving medical,
dental, or optical examination or treatment,
(4) Providing for a family member with a serious health condition,
(5) Making arrangements necessitated by the death of a family member or
attending the funeral of a family member,
(6) Would, as determined by the health authorities having jurisdiction or by a
health care provider, jeopardize the health of others by his or her presence
on the job because of exposure to a communicable disease, or
(7) Must be absent from duty for purposes relating to the adoption of a child,
including appointments with adoption agencies, social workers, and
attorneys; court proceedings, required travel; and any other activities
necessary to allow the adoption to proceed.
(b) Sick leave is earned at the start of the first full pay period of employment. Full
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time employees earn four hours of sick leave per pay period. The earning rate is
prorated for part-time employees. There is no limit on the amount of sick leave
carried forward from year to year. Unused sick leave will be credited in the
calculation of retirement benefits only if covered by the Civil Service
Retirements System (CSRS) or the CSRS Offset. Unused sick leave will be
forfeited at retirement for employees covered under the Federal Employees
Retirement System (FERS). If an employee leaves federal service before
retirement, sick leave remains on the record for future reinstatement.
(c) Decisions concerning the granting of sick leave and the acceptability of evidence
offered to substantiate an employee’s incapacity to work are made by
supervisors, depending on the circumstances in each individual case. A medical
certificate, or other administratively acceptable evidence shall be required for
sick leave in excess of 3 consecutive workdays, and may be required for shorter
periods if there is concern about inappropriate use of sick leave. An employee
must provide administratively acceptable evidence or medical certification for a
request for sick leave no later than 15 calendar days after the date the agency
requests such medical documentation.
(d) When practical, sick leave requests for non-emergency medical reasons should
be submitted as far in advance as possible. Supervisors are responsible for
establishing leave requesting procedures for their organization. They must also
ensure those procedures are communicated to the employees.
(e) Advanced sick leave may be requested for up to 30 days (240 hours) for serious
disability or ailment when the employee’s earned sick leave balance is exhausted,
and when continued employment is expected upon recovery. The outstanding
balance of advanced sick leave may not in any case exceed 30 days or, for an
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employee serving under a time-limited appointment, the amount of sick leave he
or she will earn during the term of appointment. Approval of both the first and
second line supervisors, together with a written request from the employee, a
medical certificate giving evidence of serious disability or ailment, and the
approximate date when the employee is expected to be able to return to work, is
required to support advanced sick leave requests. Once approved, advanced sick
leave packages should be forwarded to the servicing Human Resources Office,
for compliance review and processing to the Payroll Office. An employee does
not have a vested right to advanced sick leave, regardless of circumstances. Each
request is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
(f) Family Friendly Leave Act (FFLA). The FFLA guarantees full-time employees
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the use of 13 days (104 hours) of sick leave each year to care for family members
or for bereavement purposes. The FFLA also allows the use of up to 12 weeks
(480 hours) of sick leave to care for a family member with a serious health
condition. The term “serious health condition” has the same meaning as for
administering the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). That definition
includes such conditions as cancer, heart attacks, strokes, severe injuries,
Alzheimer’s Disease, pregnancy, and childbirth. The term “serious health
condition” is not intended to cover short-term conditions for which treatment and
recovery are very brief. The common cold, the flu, earaches, upset stomach,
headaches (other than migraines), routine dental or orthodontia problems, etc.,
are not serious health conditions unless complications arise. The NNSA will
require medical certification of a serious health condition. An employee must
provide administratively acceptable evidence or medical certification for a
request for sick leave no later than 15 calendar days after the date the agency
requests such medical documentation. If the 13-day entitlement for family
care/bereavement purposes has occurred, that must be deducted from the 12-
week entitlement. The employee may use as much sick leave as is available to
him/her for purposes related to the adoption of a child, or for the employee’s own
medical treatment, or incapacitation due to illness, injury, pregnancy or
childbirth.
4) Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
a) Employees who have 12 months of service and are in a permanent position are
entitled to 12 administrative workweeks (480 hours) of unpaid leave during any
12-month period for the following reasons:
(1) the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and the care of such son or
daughter;
(2) the placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption or foster
care;
(3) the care of a spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee who has a
serious health condition; or
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(4) serious health condition of the employee that makes the employee unable
to perform the essential functions of his or her position (illness, injury,
impairment or physical or mental condition that involves inpatient care in a
hospital, hospice; any period of incapacity requiring an absence of more
than 3 calendar days and involving continuing treatment by a health care
provider; or any chronic or long-term condition).
b) The FMLA does not mean that the employee receives any extra leave; nor did the
passage of this Act create any new leave category. When an employee invokes
the FMLA, he/she is declaring that he/she must be gone from the workplace.
Once invoked and supported by sufficient documentation, FMLA is an
entitlement; the employee may not be called back to work, nor may the
employee’s performance appraisal be adversely affected.
c) An employee is required to submit a written request for FMLA to his/her
supervisor 30 days in advance of the absence. This should be done on the OPM
Form 71, or equivalent electronic request. The request to invoke the FMLA must
include an explanation of the reason the absence is needed (including a brief
description of the nature and anticipated duration of the medical emergency), and
supporting medical documentation from a doctor or practitioner concerning the
employee’s/family member’s health condition. The WH-380 form for
documenting FMLA can be found at www.dol.gov. It was specifically designed
for the FMLA, and most medical practitioners are familiar with it.
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d) Under certain conditions, FMLA leave may be taken intermittently, or the
employee may work under a work schedule that is reduced by the number of
hours taken as family and medical leave. An employee may elect to substitute
annual leave and/or sick leave, consistent with current laws and regulations, for
any unpaid leave under the FMLA. FMLA leave is in addition to other paid time
off available to an employee.
5) Absence for Maternity Reasons/Childbirth & Adoption
Maternity/Childbirth
Sick Leave
a) A birth mother is entitled to use accrued sick leave for medical appointments,
hospitalization, and her period of incapacitation following childbirth. A birth
father may use up to 12 administrative workweeks (480 hours) of accrued sick
leave each year to accompany the mother to prenatal appointments, to be with her
during her period of hospitalization, and/or to care for her during her recovery
period.
b) Both parents may use up to 12 weeks of sick leave each year to care for a child
with a serious health condition. Both parents may use up to 13 days of that 12-
week period to care for a child with minor illness or to accompany a child to a
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medical, dental, or optical appointment. Parents may not use sick leave to be
absent from work to bond with, or care for, a healthy child.
Annual Leave
c) A mother may use accrued annual leave for pregnancy and childbirth, a father
may use accrued annual leave to care for the mother during pregnancy and
childbirth, and both parents may use accrued annual leave to be absent from work
to bond with, or care for, a healthy newborn. The use of annual leave is subject
to the approval of the supervisor.
Family and Medical Leave Act
d) Each parent is entitled to use a total of up to 12 administrative workweeks (480
hours) of leave without pay under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
for the birth of a child and care of the newborn. Subject to the supervisor’s
approval, FMLA leave may be used on an intermittent basis for absences in
connection with childbirth and care of the newborn. An employee may elect to
substitute annual leave and/or sick leave for any or all of the leave without pay
used under the FMLA, consistent with the laws and regulations for using annual
and sick leave. An employee’s entitlement to FMLA leave expires 12 months
following the date of birth of a child.
Voluntary Leave Transfer Program
e) If either the mother or father exhausts their sick and/or annual leave, he/she may
receive donated annual leave under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program.
Donated annual leave may be used only for a medical emergency – e.g. the
mother’s period of incapacitation or the illness of a child – and may not be used
to care for a healthy child.
Leave Without Pay (not FMLA)
f) Subject to supervisory approval, both parents may use leave without pay for
pregnancy and childbirth or to be absent from work to bond with or care for a
healthy newborn.
Adoption
Sick Leave
g) An employee may use sick leave for purposes related to the adoption of a child.
Examples include, but are not limited to, appointments with adoption agencies,
social workers, and attorneys; court proceedings; required travel; any periods of
time during which adoptive parents are ordered or required by an adoption
agency or by a court to take time off from work to care for the adopted child; and
any other activities to allow the adoption to proceed.
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h) Both adoptive parents may use up to 12 weeks each year to care for a child with a
serious health condition. Both parents may use up to 13 days of that 12-week
period to care for a child with a minor illness or to accompany a child to a
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medical, dental, or optical appointment. Parents may not use sick leave to be
absent from work to bond with or care for a healthy child.
Annual Leave
i) Adoptive parents may use annual leave for purposes related to the adoption of a
child. In addition, adoptive parents may use annual leave to be absent from work
to bond with or care for a healthy child. The use of annual leave is subject to the
approval of the supervisor.
Family and Medical Leave Act
j) Each adoptive parent is entitled to use a total of up to 12 administrative
workweeks of leave without pay under the Family and Medical Leave Act
(FMLA) for adoption and care of a newly adopted child. Subject to the
supervisors’ approval, FMLA leave may be used on an intermittent basis for
absences in connection with adoption. An employee may elect to substitute
annual leave and/or sick leave for any or all of the leave without pay used under
the FMLA, consistent with the laws and regulations for using annual and sick
leave. An employee’s entitlement to FMLA leave expires 12 months following
the date of placement of a child for adoption.
Voluntary Leave Transfer Program
k) If either the adoptive mother or father exhausts her or his sick and/or annual
leave, she or he may receive donated annual leave under the Voluntary Leave
Transfer Program. Donated annual leave may be used only for a medical
emergency – e.g. to care for a child with a serious health condition – and may not
be used to care for or bond with a healthy child.
Leave Without Pay (not FMLA)
l) Subject to supervisory approval, both adoptive parents may use regular leave
without pay for adoption proceedings or to be absent from work to bond with or
care for a newly adopted child.
6) Voluntary Leave Transfer Program
a) Under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program an employee can apply, based on a
medical emergency, to receive annual leave donated by other employees. A
medical emergency is generally defined as a medical condition of the employee
or family member that is likely to keep the employee away from work and cause
a loss of pay of at least 24 hours.
b) There is no limit on the amount of donated leave an employee may receive from
other employees. (There is a limit on the amount of leave an employee may
donate to another employee, see e. below.) An employee who receives donated
leave may only use this leave for the reason for which they were approved in the
program.
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c) A written request to become a participant in the leave transfer program must be
submitted, on an OPM Form 630, through an employee’s supervisor to be
considered for the program. The application should include an explanation of the
reason the donation is needed (including a brief description of the nature,
severity, and anticipated duration of the medical emergency), and supporting
medical documentation from a doctor or practitioner. The application form can
be found at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/opm630.pdf. The supervisor
(who need not approve the request – he/she must only be informed of the
request), or employee, will forward the request to the servicing Human
Resources Office, for review and coordination. Based on the review the request
will be approved or disapproved.
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d) Generally, an employee is required to use most of his or her available annual and
sick leave before using donated leave. While donated leave is being used, a
separate annual and sick leave account is maintained which contains 40 hours of
his or her leave in each account. This leave can only be used when the medical
emergency terminates or if the medical emergency continues and donated leave
runs out.
e) Use or Lose annual leave can be donated to an approved leave donation program
recipient. In accordance with 5 CFR 630.908, “…the maximum amount of
annual leave that may be donated during the leave year shall be the lesser of:
one-half of the amount of annual leave he or she would be entitled to accrue
during the leave year in which the donation is made; or the number of hours
remaining in the leave year (as of the date of the transfer) for which the leave
donor is scheduled to work and receive pay.”
f) The form for donating leave to a DOE/NNSA employee can be found at:
http://www.opm.gov/FORMS/PDF_FILL/opm630a.pdf. Forms should be
submitted to the servicing Human Resources Office.
g) Limits on the amount of leave that an employee may donate may be waived if, at
the time the donation is received by the payroll office, the recipient has an
insufficient amount of leave available from other sources to cover the absence of
at least one pay period and acceptance of the donation is necessary to avoid a
period of leave without pay. Each waiver of a limit of donated leave must be
documented by the payroll office.
7) Court Leave
a) An employee will be placed on court leave if called to serve on a jury, or as a
witness, in any judicial proceeding to which the United States, the District of
Columbia, or a State or local government is a party. An employee who is
summoned as a witness in an official capacity on behalf of the Federal
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government is on official duty, not court leave. Court leave is not appropriate for
employees summoned as a witness in a civil matter in which no government is a
part of the proceeding.
b) Pay received for participating on a jury must be submitted by the employee to the
agency by money order or personal check. Pay for parking, transportation fees,
and fees for food and lodging may be kept by the employee. A certificate of
attendance from the clerk of the court must also be submitted. The certificate
shows inclusive dates of jury duty or witness service and amount of fees the court
paid to the employee. The certificate of attendance separately should identify
fees and allowances. Fees received by the employee are collected while
allowances are not. If the certificate of attendance does not identify allowances
separately, all moneys are considered fees and shall be collected by the agency.
c) Employees who are excused by a court so that 2 or more hours are available in
the work day shall return to work, unless returning creates a hardship.
8) Military Leave
a) Under 5 U.S.C. 6323 (a), an employee, who is also a member of the armed
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services, is entitled to 15 days (120 hours) of military leave each fiscal year if
his/her appointment with NNSA is not limited to one year or less. Military leave
is credited to eligible employees at the beginning of the fiscal year. An employee
on military leave under section 6323 (a) receives his or her full civilian salary, as
well as military pay. (An employee can carry over a maximum of 120 hours of
unused military leave from one year to the next.) The leave may be used for
active duty or field or coast defense training as a member of the National Guard
or armed forces reserves. Additional leave may be entitled when the employee is
ordered to aid in law enforcement or when ordered to assist in parades or
encampments as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.
b) 5 U.S.C. 6323(b) provides 22 workdays per calendar year for emergency duty as
ordered by the President, Secretary of Defense, or a State Governor. This leave
is provided for employees who perform military duties in support of civil
authorities in the protection of life and property or who perform full-time military
service as a result of an order to active duty in support of a contingency operation
or law enforcement needs as defined in section 101(a)(13) of Title 10 United
States Code. Unlike the 120 hours of military leave for active duty under 5
U.S.C. 6323(a), the individual is not authorized to retain both civilian and
military payments for the additional 22 days of military leave. Military pay
received, other than travel, transportation or per diem, must be credited against
the pay the individual received from his or her civilian position.
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9) Funeral Leave
a) Funeral leave is granted to allow an employee to make arrangements for, or to
attend, the funeral or memorial service for an immediate relative who died as a
result of wounds, disease, or injury incurred while serving as a member of the
Armed Forces in a combat zone. Title 5, U.S.C. 6326(b) requires an activity to
grant an employee funeral leave as is needed and requested, not to exceed 3
workdays. The 3 days need not be consecutive, but if not, the employee shall
furnish the approving authority satisfactory reasons justifying such. Combat
zone means those areas determined by the President under the authority of 26
U.S.C. 112(ad).
b) Immediate relatives are the following relatives of the deceased member of the
Armed Forces:
(1) Spouse and his or her parents;
(2) Children, including adopted children, and their spouses;
(3) Parents;
(4) Brothers and sisters, and their spouses;
(5) Any person related by blood or affinity whose close association with
the deceased was the equivalent of a family relationship.
10) Administrative Leave
a) Administrative leave, also referred to as excused absence, may be used for brief
periods of time, without charge to personal leave or loss of pay. Consistent with
current agency practices related to the use of administrative leave, NNSA
employees may be granted administrative leave when one of the following
conditions are met:
(1) For a brief period of absence from duty of less than one hour for adequate
reasons, or rare and infrequent tardiness, regardless of the time of workday
the absence occurs.
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(2) For a brief period of time, under limited conditions, to participate in
volunteer activities, providing the activity:
(a) Is directly related to the agency’s mission;
(b) Is officially sponsored or sanctioned by the HQ 1st Tier Manager,
Service Center Director, or Site Office Manager with concurrence by
the Director of Human Resources through the servicing Human
Resources Office; or
(c) Clearly enhances the professional development or skills of the
employee in his or her current position.
(3) For an extended period of time when the absence is in the best interest of
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the agency or the Federal government, or when it would be inequitable to
charge personal leave for such as:
(a) Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) cases where management is
unable to resolve employee problems in a timely manner.
(b) Certain limited disciplinary or administrative actions.
(4) For relocating outside the commuting area, consistent with agency policy
and “Permanent Change of Duty Station” regulations.
(5) To obtain preventive health screenings. There is an annual limit of 4 hours
of excused absence for this purpose.
(6) Returning from active duty with the reserves or National Guard in the
Global War on Terrorism. Employees may take 5 days (40 hours) of
excused absence after military discharge, before reporting to duty. This
provision may only be used once, regardless of the number of times the
employee is activated in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
(7) Following inclement weather conditions to accommodate an approved
delayed schedule:
(a) Employees will be granted administrative leave from the start of
their official tour of duty through the time that they arrive to work
provided the time does not exceed 2 hours from their scheduled
starting time.
(b) Employees who report for work more than 2 hours after their
scheduled starting time will be charged annual leave, or other
appropriate personal leave for the time from the 2-hour point until
their actual reporting time.
(c) Employees who do not report for duty are not entitled to any
administrative leave. They will be charged appropriate personal
leave for all hours that they were absent from work on that day,
unless they could not report due to official road closures and there is
no other immediate road access to report for duty.
(d) Employees who report for duty within the first 2 hours of their
scheduled tour of duty are not entitled to overtime or compensatory
time.
(e) Employees who scheduled to be off that day are not entitled to
administrative leave.
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11) Leave Without Pay (LWOP)
a) LWOP must be documented on a Standard Form 50 (SF50), Notification of
Personnel Action, when the LWOP period exceeds thirty (30) calendar days. For
employees that will be receiving compensation from the Office of Workers
Compensation (OWCP) for more than 80 hours, a SF50 must be processed to
document the period of LWOP. The Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) generally requires an agency to
place an employee entering the military on LWOP unless the employee chooses
to be placed on military leave, annual leave, or other appropriate pay status, or
the employee requests to be separated. All periods of LWOP-US (military
service) must be documented on a SF50.
b) LWOP may be granted when the value to NNSA or the needs of the employee
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are sufficient to offset the costs and administrative inconvenience that may result
when one of the following is expected:
(1) Protection or improvement of the employee’s health;
(2) Increase in employee’s knowledge and skills that will benefit NNSA;
(3) Retention of an employee within a critical skill shortage category
occupation;
(4) Furtherance of a program of interest to the Government.
(c) As a minimum, LWOP will be granted when:
(1) A disabled veteran needs medical treatment:
(2) A member of the military reserves or National Guard has been ordered to
active or inactive duty for training;
(3) An injured employee elects to use LWOP under the Federal Employees
Compensation Act;
(4) A disability retirement application is pending approval;
(5) An employee needing to retain Student Career Experience Program
(SCEP) status returns to school between periods of employment with
NNSA;
(6) An employee represents a recognized labor organization; however, such
LWOP must not exceed 104 weeks in any 5-year period; or
(7) An employee has been approved for up to 12 administrative workweeks of
LWOP under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
12) Absent Without Leave (AWOL)
a) An absence from duty which has not been requested and/or approved, is properly
charged as AWOL. Supervisors may charge employees AWOL that have
inadequate accrued leave to cover an absence, tardiness, or otherwise away from
the worksite without obtaining supervisory approval.
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b) Although disciplinary action may be taken, on the basis of AWOL, it is not of
itself a disciplinary or punitive action.
c) AWOL shall be charged on the time and attendance report and leave record in
15-minute increments much like any other form of approved leave. Employees
may not perform any work during the period being charged to AWOL, i.e., an
employee is 25 minutes late for work – they are charged with 30 minutes of
AWOL. They are not expected to begin work until the 30 minutes are over.
13) Telecommuting (Flexiplace)
a) Telecommute, telework, or flexiplace, as it is often called, is an arrangement in
which an employee works at an alternate work site such as the employee’s home,
a telecenter, or other location that allows the employee to accomplish work in an
effective and efficient manner. NNSA will consider telecommuting
arrangements under the following options:
(1) Regular Flexiplace. Employees perform work at another location on a
scheduled recurring basis, e.g., weekly or monthly.
(2) Situational Flexiplace. Employees perform work to accomplish a specific
set of tasks or to complete a work product. A situational agreement might
be in effect for an indefinite period and might cover a number of situational
work assignments. In the event of an emergency, or unexpected event
resulting in activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP),
essential personnel or personnel so directed by their managers are
authorized to participate in situational flexiplace.
(3) Medical Flexiplace. Employee performs work assignments while
recovering from a medical situation. Employees may participate in
flexiplace for personal or family medical reasons.
b) To have a successful program, the nature of the work, as well as the
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characteristics of the employee and the supervisor, should be suitable for
telecommuting. Work suitable for telecommuting depends on job content, title,
type of appointment, or work schedule. For example, telecommuting is feasible
for work that requires thinking and writing – data analysis, reviewing grants or
cases, writing decisions or reports; for telephone-intensive tasks – setting up a
conference, obtaining information, following up on participants in a study; and
for computer-oriented tasks – programming, data entry, word processing.
c) Work may not be suitable for telecommuting if the employee needs to have
extensive face-to-face contact with the supervisor, other employees, clients, or
the general public; if the employee needs frequent access to material which
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cannot be moved from the main office, such as classified documents; if the
agency cannot provide any special facilities or equipment that are necessary; or if
it would be too costly for the agency to duplicate the same level of security at the
alternative workplace.
d) The work characteristics of an employee are particularly important. The
employee should be an organized, highly disciplined, and conscientious self-
starter who requires minimal supervision. Employees who generally are not
considered are new employees who need time to adjust to and learn the new
organization, and/or those who require on-the-job training, or need close
supervision. A performance rating of Needs Improvement (NI), or below, will
preclude participation in flexiplace.
e) Supervisors must be able to expect that employees working at remote sites are
performing the tasks assigned and are working when scheduled. They should do
that by either determining the reasonableness of the work output for the time
spent and verifying that with the employee, or by making occasional telephone
calls or visits during the employee’s scheduled work time.
f) Supervisors will afford telecommuting opportunities based upon the employee,
the work to be performed, the supervisory preferences, and the customer service
requirements. The office will remain as the official duty station for the employee
for such purposes as special salary rates, locality rates, and travel. Existing rules
on hours of duty, adherence to core hour parameters, pay, leave, and overtime
will generally apply.
g) Laptop computers will be provided for checking out, as available, and will be
equipped with software compatible with that used in the office environment.
This allows for remote access to the office email systems. Employees will be
authorized to use their own fax machine and/or telephone and be issued a calling
card or a cell phone for long distance calling. NNSA will not be responsible for
any additional expenses or operating costs associated with telecommuting.
h) Telecommuting employees must sign a request and agreement with the
supervisor that stipulates the conditions and duration of the arrangement.
Employees must also complete a self-certification safety inspection form to
ensure the telecommuting worksite meets acceptable standards. An onsite safety
inspection may also be an option. Copies of the required agreements and forms
may be obtained from the servicing Human Resources Office or are available on
the NNSA intranet at http://scweb.na.gov/hr/docs/doe-flex.pdf, or the NNSA
Headquarters HR Web Page at http://hq.na.gov/Flexiplace
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i) In keeping with the intent of telecommuting, (i.e., contribute to a cleaner
environment, energy savings, etc.) employees approved for telecommuting will
conduct necessary work duties from the alternate work site only. Therefore,
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telecommuting requests should at a minimum, be approved for an entire work-
day or more. Travel to the employee’s official duty station during the workday is
inappropriate.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES.
a. Administrator, NNSA. Approves, or delegates authority to approve leave and hours of
duty.
b. Associate Administrator for Management and Administration
1) Establishes administrative workweek.
2) Approves restoration of annual leave for public exigency circumstances.
3) Approves LWOP in excess of 6 months (with the exception of those being activated
for military duty, or in receipt of recurring Worker’s Compensation payments).
c. 1st Tier Managers/Service Center Director/Site Office Managers
1) Authorizes the use of advanced sick leave, excused absence (administrative leave),
and LWOP in excess of 30 days, but less than 6 months.
2) Authorizes the establishment of telecommuting arrangements.
3) Determine that an exigency of public business exists for cancellation of approved
annual leave.
4) Authorizes work schedules available to employees.
5) Establishes core work hours.
d. NNSA Director of Human Resources
1) Approve policies governing NNSA leave administration.
2) Provides final approval/disapproval on use of administrative leave to participate in
volunteer activities sanctioned by the 1st Tier Manager, Service Center Director, or
Site Manager.
e. HQ/SC Human Resources Office
1) Prepares and recommends approval of policies governing NNSA leave
administration.
2) Administers policies and procedures associated with HR practices.
3) Approves/disapproves organizational requests for administrative leave to participate
in volunteer activities.
4) Review for compliance advanced sick leave and leave donation requests.
5) Approve/disapprove leave recipient requests in the Leave Donation program.
6) Reviews requests for LWOP of 30 days or more.
f. Supervisors – Consistent with NNSA Policy
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1) Establish employee work schedules.
2) Approve/disapprove employee requests for participation in alternative work
schedules.
3) Direct changes to employee’s alternative work schedules for work-related reasons.
4) Approve/disapprove requests in support of telecommuting (flexiplace) arrangements.
5) Enter into agreements with employees who initiate requests to telecommute.
6) Send copy of approved telecommuting request/agreement to servicing Human
Resources Office.
7) Ensure employees working at remote sites are performing the tasks assigned and are
working when scheduled.
8) Approve/disapprove the use of annual and sick leave, minimal excused absence
(administrative leave), leave without pay (up to 30 days), and recommend
approval/disapproval of advanced sick leave requests.
9) Assure employees schedule “use or lose” annual leave not later than 3 pay periods
prior to the end of the leave year to facilitate its use to avoid forfeiture.
g. Employees (except those covered by collective bargaining agreements)
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1) Ensure leave is requested in accordance with NNSA and Office policy.
2) Review and ensure time and attendance records are recorded accurately.
3) Review leave usage and balances on bi-weekly Leave and Earnings Statement to
verify the accuracy of leave charges and balances, and to ensure that annual leave is
used before the end of the leave year to avoid forfeiture.
4) On CWS, who are scheduled for more than one day of training, jury duty, or travel
may request a change to a regular work schedule of ten 8-hour days for the pay
period.
5. REFERENCES.
a. Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 610 (Hours of Duty); 630 (Absence and
Leave)
1) 5 United States Code, Chapter 63 (Leave)
2) DOE 322.1.B (dated 1/14/05) – Pay and Leave Administration and Hours of Duty
3) Headquarters Leave and Attendance Guide, dated 4/1/02
4) 2001 Collective Bargaining Agreement Between Department of Energy Headquarters
and the National Treasury Employees Union
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6. CONTACT. Questions concerning this Policy should be addressed to the appropriate HR
Servicing Consultant.
Attachments:
Appendix A -Model of CWS Schedules
Appendix B Model of FWS Schedules
Appendix C - Sample Time/ Attendance Sheet
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Administrator
This policy is not all inclusive, further guidance can be found on:
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Telecommuting/Flexiplace
Alternative Work Schedules
Leave Administration
Military Leave
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http://www.opm.gov/oca/LEAVE/HTML/MILQA.asp
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Models of Compressed Work Schedules
FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK 514-9 COMPRESSED PLAN
Basic Work Requirement Basic Work Requirement
A full-time employee must work 10 hours a A full-time employee works eight 9-hour days
day, 40 hours a week, and 80 hours a biweekly and one 8-hour day for a total of 80 hours in a
pay period. The agency head determines the biweekly pay period. The agency head
number of hours a part-time employee must determines the number of hours a part-time
work in a 4-day workweek and the number of employee must work in a 9-day biweekly pay
hours in a biweekly pay period. period.
Tour of Duty TourofDuty
The "tour of duty" is established by the agency The "tour of duty" is established by the agency
and is limited to four 1 0-hour days. and is less than 10 workdays in a biweekly pay
period.
Overtime Work Overtime Work
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• Overtime work is work ordered or approved in (See Four-Day Workweek)
advance by management and is in excess of the
compressed work schedules' basic work
requirement.
Models of Compressed Work Schedules (Continued)
FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK 514-9 COMPRESSED PLAN
Group A Week 1 Week2
M 8
6am 10 2 6pm
T 9 9
M 10
w 9 9
T 10 Th 9 Core 9
w hours
10 include p 9 9
Y:thour
Th lunch 10 OroupB Week 1 Week2
F M 8
T 9 9
TOTAL HOURS WORKED WEEKLY= 40 w 9 9
Th 9 9
p 9 9
TOTAL HOURS WORKED BY GROUP A= 80
TOTAL HOURS WORKED BY GROUP B = 80
Models ofFlexible Work Schedules
FLEXITOUR '"'T !DING SCHEDULE MAXIFLEX
Basic Work Requirement Basic Work Requirement Basic Work Requirement
A full-time employee must work 8 (See Flexitour) A full-time employee must work 80 hours in
hours a day, 40 hours a week, and 80 a biweekly pay period. The agency head
hours a biweekly pay period. The determines the number of hours a part-time
agency head determines the number employee must work in a biweekly pay
of hours a part-time employee must period.
work in a day, in a week, or in a
biweekly pay period.
TourofDuty TourofDuty TourofDuty
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Agencies establish flexible hours Agencies establish flexible and (See Gliding Schedule)
surrounding core hours, which core hours. Gliding schedules
includes a standard meal period. provide for flexible time bands at However, agencies may choose not to
the start and end of the workday establish core hours on each workday, thus
and may also allow for flexible providing maximum flexibility for
hours at midday (during the lunch employees.
break). Employees must work
during core hours.
Core Hours Core Hours Core Hours
An employee must account for missed (See Flexitour) (See Flexitour)
core hours (if permitted) with leave,
credit hours, or compensatory time Employees may work fewer than 10 days
off. biweekly because of the absence of core
hours on one of the normal workdays (e.g.,
"Flexible 5/4-9'')
Overtime Work Overtime Work Overtime Work
Overtime work is work in excess of 8 (See Flexitour) (See Flexitour)
hours in a day or 40 hours in a
workweek, ordered in advance by
management. See 5 U.S.C. 6121(6).
Flexibility Flexibility Flexibility
Employees select arrival and Employees may vary arrival and (See Gliding Schedule)
departure times subject to agency departure times on a daily basis
approval. (This results in a fixed during the established flexible An employee may also vary the length of the
schedule until the next selection hours. workday. A~gency may limit the number
period, as determined by the agency.) of hours an e ployee may work on a daily
At the request of an employee, the basis. An employee may also vary the
agency may approve an adjusted : length of the workweek.
arrival and departure time. I
Models ofFlexible Work Schedules (Continued)
FLEXITOUR SCHEDULE GLIDING SCHEDULE NUUOFLEXSCHEDULE
Customer
Service~ Week 1
Hours
6am 10 2 6pm
M 10
Flexible Core hours Flexible
Flexible Core hours Flexible
Hours plus lunch Hours T Core 9
Hours plus lunch Hours period hours
period 7to9am 3 to6 pm w plus 10
6 to9am 3 to 6 pm lunch
Th -- period 8
L7:30 am to 4:00 pmj F g
Hours Worked ~ 45
Wcek2
6am 10 2 6pm
M 0
T
Core
1 1-'- 7
w hours 10
plus
Th
lunch 10
period
F 10
Hours Worked= 37
Individual Time/Attendance Record Sheet
Activity/Org Cd:
Employee Name: Pay Period:
Emp ID or SSN: From To
DISCLOSURE: Disclosure of social security number is voluntary.
However, failure to provide social security number may result in delay I Basic Work Requirement (BWR) I AWS TIME/BAL
of input of your time and aHendance data. Hours Leave BWR Prior Pay Period
WKO Taken Total Carryover
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r::r: Record time in 24-hour clock format (i.e., 06:30 to 15:00) 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Maximum of 24 hours)
~ Julian Start Lunch Taken Leave Taken Depart Reg Hrs Credit Annual Sick Oth Lv I'll Credit Overtime OthWk Env :':'' ,Jlll Earn Used lllllllllliil!! !J
Day Date Time From To From To Time RGIFISIT CN LA LS Cd Hrs TOTAL CD OSIUIC Cd Hrs Cd TOTAL co CN Balance
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TOTALS :iilit'll!i. :!Ill I' ;c:<.;::~"'jd k~' :, d 1'11 "'' -Y. - lllf·' I If Ending Bal =
lii5Gr\ii Worked+ Leave Ta'k'll!!!MUST !1ii<rliw~f<?Js1P!l.:!I!Ti~ .rriP\oyees Maximum of 24 hours
-NOTE- QUARTER HOUR INCREMENTS FOR ATAAPS RECORDING MUST BE REPORTED AS: 15 MINUTES= .2.5, 30 MINUTES= .50, 45 MINUTES= .75 ..,..
Employee Si~:mature Reviewed/Certified by Phone#
With the completion and signing of this form, I have certified to the accuracy of my T&A Record under penalty of fraud.
Basic T&A Hour Codes for ATAAPS
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Leave Hours Paid Leave HoursUnpaid Compensatory Hours RF- Regular Work 1st Shift
RS - Regular Work 2nd Shift
LA- Annual Leave KA- Leave Without Pay (LWOP) CE - Comp Time Earned RT - Regular Work 3rd Shift
LC - Court Leave KB Suspension CT- Camp Time Taken LS+DA- Family Sick Lv, Birth/Care of Newborn
LG - Advanced Sick Leave KC Absent Without Leave (AWOL) CC - Comp Time Callback LS+DB - Family Sick Lv, Adoption or Foster Care
LH - Holiday Leave KD ·Workers Comp LWOP CB - Comp Time Travel Earned LS+DC • Family Sick Lv, Care of Family Member i
LM- Military Leave KE Furlough CF- Comp Time Travel Taken LS+DD- Family Sick Lv, Employee Health Condition
LN -Administrative Leave CR - Religious Comp Time Earned KA+DA- FMLA LWOP, Birth/Care of Newborn
LP- Restored Lv-Acct#3 Overtime Hours CA- Religious Comp Time Taken KA+DB- FMLA LWOP, Adoption or Foster Care
LQ - Restored L v-Acct#2 CD - Credit Hours Earned KA+DC- FMLA LWOP Care of Family Member
LR - Restored L v-Acct#1 OS - Overtime Scheduled CN- Credit Hours Taken KA+DD- FMLA LWOP, Employee Health Condition
LS - Sick Leave ou Overtime Unscheduled RG+TM- Telecommuting- Medical
L T -COP/Traumatic Injury oc Overtime callback Other Freguently Used Codes RG+TW- Telecommuting- Regular
LU Date of COP RG+ TS- Telecommuting- Situational
L Y- Time Off Award RG - Regular Work, Graded List is not all inclusive, direct g_uestions to timekee12er on other codes
ATAAPS Trial T&A Form- 2007
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
c) Work may not be suitable for telecommuting if the employee needs to have extensive face-to-face contact with the supervisor, other employees, clients, or the general public; if the employee needs frequent access to material which cannot be moved from the main office, such as classified documents; if the agency cannot provide any special facilities or equipment that are necessary; or if it would be too costly for the agency to duplicate the same level of security at the alternative workplace.
d) The work characteristics of an employee are particularly important. The employee should be an organized, highly disciplined, and conscientious self-starter who requires minimal supervision. Employees who generally are not considered are new employees who need time to adjust to and learn the new organization, and/or those who require on-the-job training, or need close supervision. A performance rating of Needs Improvement (NI), or below, will preclude participation in flexiplace.
e) Supervisors must be able to expect that employees working at remote sites are performing the tasks assigned and are working when scheduled. They should do that by either determining the reasonableness of the work output for the time spent and verifying that with the employee, or by making occasional telephone calls or visits during the employee’s scheduled work time.
f) Supervisors will afford telecommuting opportunities based upon the employee, the work to be performed, the supervisory preferences, and the customer service requirements. The office will remain as the official duty station for the employee for such purposes as special salary rates, locality rates, and travel. Existing rules on hours of duty, adherence to core hour parameters, pay, leave, and overtime will generally apply.
g) Laptop computers will be provided for checking out, as available, and will be equipped with software compatible with that used in the office environment. This allows for remote access to the office email systems. Employees will be authorized to use their own fax machine and/or telephone and be issued a calling card or a cell phone for long distance calling. NNSA will not be responsible for any additional expenses or operating costs associated with telecommuting.