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SECTION 7 - COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULES

7.1

Coverage:

These policies apply to eligible employees who have full-time appointments.

7.2

Eligible Employees:

Employees eligible to participate are:

all bargaining unit employees in HUD Offices covered by the HUD/AFGE Agreement as defined in

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Appendix B of the Agreement;

non-bargaining unit employees in HUD Offices covered by the HUD/AFGE Agreement; and

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managers and supervisors (5-419 Compressed Work Schedules only).

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7.3

Definition:

Compressed Work Schedule (CWS) - a work schedule that allows employees to complete the 80-

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hour biweekly pay period in less than the standard 10 workdays. The two HUD programs are the 5-

4/9 CWS and the 4-10 CWS.

5-4/9 CWS - a type of compressed work schedule in which an employee meets the 80-hour work

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requirement by working four 9-hour days and one 8-hour day during one workweek plus four 9-hour

days and a day off during the alternate week, in addition to the established lunch period for the

Office.

4-10 CWS - a type of compressed work schedule in which an employee meets the 80-hour work

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requirement by working four 10-hour days and have a day off each week. The 4-10 CWS does not

allow for flexible bands, variances, or credit hours.

7.4

Standard Workweek and Work Schedule:

The standard workweek for a compressed work schedule is Monday through Friday.

Employees working a 5-4/9 CWS or 4-10 CWS must account for 80 hours in each biweekly pay period.

7.5

The 5-4/9 CWS Workweek:

The 5-4/9 CWS is comprised of one 36-hour week, consisting of four 9-hour workdays plus a day off,

AND one 44-hour week, consisting of four 9-hour days and one 8-hour day (in the opposite week), PLUS

the established lunch period of the Office. The 5-4/9 CWS does not allow for flexible bands, variances,

or credit hours.

The hours worked each day are consecutive, except for the intervening lunch period.

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