Working Hours
[The following was approved on May 23, 1996, in accordance with provisions set forth in SIU Board of Trustees 2 Policies C.]
Work Week
Most offices at SIUC are open from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. The basic
work week for most full-time employees consists of 5 consecutive 7 1/2 -hour work days
(8:00-4:30 with a one-hour lunch period) or a total of 37 1/2 hours per week. A small number of
employees, primarily in skilled crafts classifications such as carpenter, electrician, etc., work a
40-hour week. Scheduled work days may vary in departments with round-the-clock operations.
In cases where employees are required to work shifts other than 8:00-4:30, work hours are
established to meet the needs of the university and are discussed with candidates prior to
extending an offer to hire.
Flex Time
Flex-time is intended to assure that the university's goals are met in an orderly and efficient
manner, at the same time permitting employees and their supervisors to establish work schedules
which recognize individual needs. Individual work schedules, which must total 37 1/2 or 40 hours
per week, depending on the job classification, and include a minimum lunch break of 30 minutes,
must be approved in advance by the department head. Because of the varied nature of university
departments, each department head must determine the extent to which flex-time may be used
and may require that work schedules be adjusted from time to time to conform to changing
departmental needs.