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FLEXIBLEWORKSCHEDULEANDWORKFROMHOMEGUIDELINES
FORSEASSTAFF
ConsistentwithHarvardUniversity’spoliciesandtheHUCTWAgreement,
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SEASencouragesits
managerstoconsiderflexibleworkarrangementswhenappropriateforanindividualstaff
memberandtheSchool.Arestructuredworkarrangementshouldfocusonresults,withthe
understandingthatmanytypesofworkrequireanemployee’spresenceonapredictable,and
sometimesstandard,schedule.Thefollowingguidelinesareprovidedtoassistemployeesand
managersindecisionmakingrelatedtoflexibleschedules.
ThestandardworkhoursforstaffattheSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedSciencesareseven
workhoursperday,MondaythroughFriday,withaonehourlunchperiod.Standardbusiness
hoursforallfulltimestaffare9AMto5PM.Re
cognizingthatitissometimes mutuallybeneficial
fortheSchoolandtheemployee,gener a llyworkschedulescanbealteredwithinthetime period
of8AMand6PM,atthemanager’sdiscretion.
Exemptemployeesareexpectedtowo rkthenumberofhoursnecessarytofulfilltheirduties,with
theminimumexpectationbeing35hou
rseachweek.FlexibilityonthepartoftheSchoolandthe
employeeonanoccasionalbasisisexpected,and,dependingonthenatureandlevelofthejob,
somepositionsmayrequirelongerhoursonamoreregularbasis.SEASiscommittedto
structuringcompensationandjobssothatem
ployeesshouldnothavetoworksignificantlylonger
hoursthanscheduledforanextendedperiodoftime.Employeesconcernedabouttheirweekly
hoursexpectationsand/orworkloadareencouragedtodiscusstheseconcernswiththeir
immediatesupervisorand/orHumanResources.
FlexibleandAlternativeWorkSchedules:Flexibilitymayberequestedtoaccommodatebusiness
needs,educationalneeds,dependentcare,commuting,orotherpersonalneedsor
responsibilities.Special,nonstandardworkhoursmaynotbeappropriateformanyjobs.In
implementingflexibleschedules,staffandsupervisorsshouldensurethatserv icetoconstituents
andcoworkersisnotadverselyaffected,thatworkcanbeadequatelysupervised,that
productivityandperform
ancecanbeeffectivelymeasured,andthatthescheduledoesnotcreate
inequityinworkdistributionorlimittimeoffforotherteammembers.Flexibleschedulesmaynot
beestablishedwithouttheapprovaloftheemployee’smanagerandHumanResources.When
consideringaFlexibleorAlternativeWorkSchedule,pleaseconsultth
eresourcesavailableon
HARVieforAdministrative&ProfessionalStaff(visit
http://harvie.harvard.edu/Work_Life_Balance/Flexible_Work),ortheHUCTWAgreement
(ArticleVI:Flexibility,pp.1719)forHUCTWmembers.
Ifanemployeewishestorequestasignificantly(asdeterminedbytheemployee’ssupervisorand
HumanResources)modifiedscheduleoranalternativeschedulethatwilllastthreemonthsor
more,therequestandsupervisor’sapprovalmustbeinwritingandforwardedtoHRforapproval.
OncereviewedbyHRandapproved,theschedulewillbeplacedin theemployee’spersonnelfile.
Theimpactofthescheduleshouldbereviewedformallyatleasttwiceannual ly(oratsomeother
reasonableintervalgiventheschedule).Ifasupervisordeterminesatanypointthatthe
alternativescheduleswithinhisorhergroupareadverselyaffectingtheabilityofthegrouporunit
toaccomplishtheworkefficiently,toprovideappropriateservicetocons tituents,and/ortomeet
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These Guidelines are not intended to replace or restrict Flexible Workplace benefits available to HUCTW
members. Where these Guidelines may conflict with the HUCTW Agreement (Article VI: Flexibility, pp. 16-
17), the terms of the HUCTW Agreement shall govern.
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