The Snohomish County Construction Crafts 11/1/2017

ARTICLE 7 - HOURS OF WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS Section 1: Original Appointment Probationary Period Newly hired employees shall be considered probationary employees for a period of six (6) months (or as otherwise designated by the Civil Service Commission), subject to the following: A. Said probationary period can be extended by the City for any time loss during the probationary period, up to the amount of actual time lost. B. If extenuating circumstances exist (other than set forth in A above), and the City provides the Union with documented justification for extending a probationary period, said probationary period can be extended for an additional thirty (30) calendar days. C. During the probationary period, or extended probationary period, the City may discharge any employee covered by this section of the Agreement at will, and such discharge shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement. Section 2: The employee's normal work week shall consist of forty (40) hours per week, Monday through Friday, unless otherwise agreed to by the Employer and the Union. The employee shall be paid overtime pay at a rate of one-and-one-half times said employee's regular straight time hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week. The hourly straight time rate for each classified position shall be determined by dividing the annual salary by the actual number of working hours for any given calendar year. An employee, subject to the approval of the department director or designee, may receive compensable time off in lieu of overtime pay at the rate of one-and-one-half hours for each hour worked. Accrued compensatory time may be used with the approval of the employee's supervisor. The maximum accumulation of compensatory time shall be 80 hours. Any accrual over 80 hours shall be paid as overtime. The City shall endeavor to provide to the bargaining unit members an opportunity to increase job skills through attendance of the various classes/courses and seminars offered. The authorization for attendance shall be the sole discretion of the Department Head. 8