Work
Time Requirements & Reporting
The work schedules for staff and
faculty are designed to complete the tasks required to
fulfill the University’s responsibilities regarding
instruction, scholarship, public service, organizational
and administrative functions, and all operations required
to meet Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s
mission.
Unless otherwise required to meet the needs of the
University community, normal department office hours
are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Work hours for staff and faculty as they pertain
to instruction, service, and scholarship, as well
as administrative responsibilities, extend throughout
the 7-day, 24-hour work week as necessary to maintain operations
and to complete the tasks needed to fulfill the university’s
mission.
Work schedules applicable to all full-time staff and full-time
faculty assume a minimum schedule of 37.5 hours of work per
week. Expectations for part-time schedules are assigned proportionately.
The university is guided in its compensation methods by its
adherence to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which generally
exempts professional and administrative staff and faculty
from maintaining specific and limited work hours as necessary
to fulfill their assigned responsibilities. It is assumed
that administrative and faculty employees normally extend
their work week past the 37.5 hour minimum standard.
For the purpose of adhering to Public Act 93-617, Southern
Illinois University Carbondale employees are divided into
three groups-the FLSA Non-exempt Group, the FLSA Exempt group,
and the Faculty Group:
1. FLSA Non-Exempt Group
This category includes all non-exempt civil service employees
of SIUC. For these positions, the Documentation of Time Worked
requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethic Act,
(Public Act 93-617) shall be fulfilled by adherence to the
following SIUC policy:
No political
activity prohibited by the Public Act 93-617
shall be conducted on University-compensated
work time, (other than “vacation, personal
or compensatory time off”), or involve
the use of University property or resources
by any University employee or member of the
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University.
Nothing in this policy statement prohibits activities
that are otherwise appropriate for a University
employee or Trustee to engage in as a part of
his or her official University duties or activities
that are undertaken by a University employee
or Trustee on a voluntary basis as permitted
by law.
An employee shall not, through his
or her position with the Board of Trustees or the university,
(a) coerce, command, advise, or solicit anyone to pay, lend,
or contribute money or other things of value to any partisan
party, committee, organization, agency or person for political
purposes; (b) use Board or University funds, resources, or
time for any political candidate or partisan purpose other
than educational.
Any time utilized during the designated work schedule for activities
which fall under the policy stated above shall be recorded on
the Absence Request form and the bi-weekly or semi-monthly time
recording sheet, with applicable leave or unpaid time recorded
on at least a tenth-hour basis and maintained by the applicable
fiscal officer for a period of at least three (3) years.
2. FLSA Exempt Employees Group
The FLSA Exempt category of employment includes all exempt civil
service employees and Administrative/Professional Staff. For
these positions, the Documentation of Time Worked requirements
of the State Officials and Employees Ethic Act, (Public 93-617)
shall be fulfilled by adherence to the following SIUC policy:
No political
activity prohibited by the Public Act 93-617
shall be conducted on University-compensated
work time, (other than “vacation, personal
or compensatory time off”), or involve
the use of University property or resources
by any University duties or activities that
are undertaken by a University employee or
Trustee on a voluntary basis as permitted
by law.
Nothing in this policy statement prohibits activities
that are otherwise appropriate for a University
employee or Trustee to engage in as a part of
his or her official University duties or activities.
An employee shall not, through his or her position
with the Board of Trustees or the university,
(a) coerce, command, advise, or solicit anyone
to pay, lend, or contribute money or other things
of value to any partisan party, committee, organization,
agency or person for political purposes; (b)
use Board or University funds, resources, or
time for any political candidate or partisan
purpose other than educational.
Any time utilized during the designated
work schedule for activities which fall under the policy
stated above shall be recorded on the Absence Request form
for Faculty and Administrative/Professional Staff, and maintained
by the applicable fiscal officer for a period of at least
three (3) years.
3. Faculty Group
This group includes all tenured and tenure-track faculty, full-time
and part-time non tenure-track faculty, instructors, lecturers,
and visiting faculty members. For these positions, the Documentation
of Time Worked requirements of the State Officials and Employees
Ethic Act, (Public 93-617) shall be fulfilled by adherence to
the following SIUC policy:
No political activity prohibited by the Public
Act 93-617 shall be conducted on University-compensated
work time, (other than “vacation, personal
or compensatory time off”), or involve
the use of University property or resources
by any University employee or member of the
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University.
Nothing in this policy statement prohibits activities
that are otherwise appropriate for a University
employee or Trustee to engage in as a part of
his or her official University duties or activities
that are undertaken by a University employee
or Trustee on a voluntary basis as permitted
by law.
An employee shall not, through his or her position
with the Board of Trustees or the university,
(a) coerce, command, advise, or solicit anyone
to pay, lend, or contribute money or other things
of value to any partisan party, committee, organization,
agency or person for political purposes; (b)
use Board or University funds, resources, or
time for any political candidate or partisan
purpose other than educational.
No faculty member may engage or be required to
engage in prohibited political activity that
would interfere with the normal execution of
their duties and responsibilities or involve
the use of University property or resources.
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