Know Your Status
This type of employee is regularly scheduled to work 80 hours in a two-week pay period.
What is a regular full-time employee?
The normal NEC workday for full-time employees runs from these hours.
What is 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.?
Personal leave begins accruing on this date for regular employees.
What is the date of hire?
This is the first step in the dispute resolution process.
What is filing the dispute with your supervisor?
You realize you’ll be more than 15 minutes late to work. The first thing you should do is this.
What is contact your immediate supervisor (and notify the switchboard)?
These employees are eligible for NEC benefits except group health insurance unless they work 30 hours per week.
What are regular part-time employees?
Non-exempt employees who work more than this many hours in a day may be eligible for overtime.
What is more than 8 hours?
Employees with 0–2 years of service accrue this many hours of personal leave per pay period.
What is 7 hours?
Employees must start the dispute process within this many business days of the event.
What is seven business days?
You see a coworker repeatedly leaving early without telling anyone. The most appropriate response is to do this.
What is report the concern to your supervisor rather than confront the coworker?
This classification does not receive NEC employment benefits (with limited holiday exceptions).
What are temporary or seasonal employees?
This type of employee is not eligible for overtime pay.
What is an exempt employee?
If an employee has more personal leave than their annual cap on January 1, they have this long to use the excess.
What is 90 days?
This NEC department receives written dispute statements at Step Two.
What is Human Resources?
You accidentally receive an email containing confidential personnel information. Your best action is to do this.
What is notify your supervisor or Human Resources and do not share the information?
This period allows NEC to evaluate a new employee’s performance and fit.
What is the six-month qualification period?
If a non-exempt employee is more than this many minutes late, personal leave is charged.
What is 15 minutes?
This type of leave provides up to 40 hours per year and must be used by December 31 or it expires.
What is Employee Wellness Leave?
Starting the dispute process at a higher level without good faith reason may result in this.
What is disciplinary action?
A supervisor asks you to work from home without prior approval. According to policy, you should do this first.
What is request approval before working from home?
During the first three months of the qualification period, personal leave may only be used for these reasons.
What are illness or emergencies with supervisor approval?
Failing to report to work for this many consecutive days without notice may be considered job abandonment.
What are three consecutive days?
This happens to personal leave when a recognized NEC holiday falls during approved personal leave.
What is counted as a holiday, not personal leave?
This person has final decision-making authority if a dispute reaches Step Four.
Who is the Executive Director?
You disagree with a workplace decision but want to address it appropriately. This NEC process should be used.
What is the Dispute Resolution Process?