Shift Differential Policy

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  1. 1. IDB employees who meet ALL the following criteria are categorized as working shift 4 and will receive shift differential pay.
    1. Are overtime eligible
    2. Are assigned shifts that regularly rotate from week to week
    3. Have a pre-defined schedule that is determined by the supervisor
    4. Have been assigned their schedule to meet programmatic needs
  2. For shift differential to apply, an employee must work a majority of the shift’s assigned hours, and at least 4 hours, outside the hours of 6 AM - 6 PM.
  3. A shift is defined as all hours worked with unpaid meal breaks no longer than 1 hour in length. Shifts may cross into 2 calendar days.
  4. If it applies to a shift, shift differential applies to the entire shift worked even if not all hours fall into the category that applies.
  5. Established Shift Timeframes a. Shift 1 applies when the majority of hours worked are between 6 AM and 6 PM. b. Shift 2 applies when a majority of the hours worked are between 6 PM and 12 AM. c. Shift 3 applies when the majority of hours worked are between 12 AM and 6 AM.
  6. If the number of hours worked divides equally between two shift categories, the higher number category is used.