The Ohio State University at Lima
OP-T2-30: Condensed Work Week

The university strongly encourages the use of flexible work arrangements as one approach to supporting staff and their work/life effectiveness, to improving staff morale, and to recruiting and retaining a high quality workforce.” Many units have interpreted this policy to include flextime, compressed work week, or telecommuting. The Ohio State University policy is outline in Flexible Work Policy 6.12. According to the Office of Human Resources Policy 6.10 on Scheduling Work and Overtime Compensation, “Scheduling of work must be arranged to support operational needs of the University and to effectively deliver customer service. Scheduling of work and overtime are the responsibility of unit management. Employees will be compensated for their work in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. The University strongly encourages the use of flexible work arrangements as one approach to supporting staff and their work/life effectiveness, to improving staff morale, and to recruiting and retaining a high quality workforce.” Many units have interpreted this policy to include flextime, compressed work week, or telecommuting. Policy 6.10 also states: “B. Options for when hours are worked 1. Flextime - work schedules that permit flexibility within limits set by the department. A flextime schedule requires a standard number of hours to be worked within a given time period, usually 40 hours during a five-day week. Flextime options include fixed starting/quitting times that change periodically, starting and quitting times that can vary daily and variations in the length of days (a six-hour day followed by a 10-hour day). 2. Compressed workweek – 40-hour workweek compressed into fewer than five days.

Additional contact: Name: Kristi Kuhbander Position/Title: Employee & Labor Relations Consultant Department: Office of Human Resources Email: kuhbander.2@osu.edu Phone#: 614-292-0864