State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  2004-046

  DATE:
  September 7, 2004

  TO:
  Employee Relations Officers
  Personnel Officers

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Labor Relations Division

  SUBJECT:
  Unit 4, Memorandum of Understanding,
  Side Letter 33.4, Flexible Work Hours

  CONTACT:
  Kathryn Cervantes Peterson, Senior Labor Relations Officer
  (916) 324-0476, CALNET 454-0476
  FAX: (916) 322-0765
  Email: KathrynCervantesPeterson@dpa.ca.gov


  In the current Unit 4, Office and Allied, Memorandum of 
  Understanding (MOU) between the State of California and the 
  SEIU Local 1000, California State Employees Association 
  (CSEA), effective July 3, 2003, through June 30, 2005, the 
  parties agreed to Side Letter 33.4, Flexible Work Hours.  
  The Side Letter stipulated that the Department of Personnel 
  Administration would issue a Personnel Management Liaison 
  memorandum to encourage departments to seriously consider 
  flexible work hours pursuant to Article 19, Hours of Work 
  and Overtime, Section 19.6, Flexible Work Hours.
  
  Section 19.6, Flexible Work Hours, provides that the State 
  shall not unreasonably deny requests for alternate workweek 
  schedules, flexible work hour, and reduced workweek 
  schedules.  If granting such a schedule does not interfere 
  with operational needs of the department and complies with 
  departmental policies and procedures, then such a schedule 
  may be granted.  In accordance with the MOU, if a request 
  is denied, the State shall provide a written denial 
  response to the employee and also send a copy to SEIU Local 
  1000, CSEA, 1108 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, Attention: 
  Work and Family Committee.
  
  Should you have any questions or comments, please refer 
  them to Kathryn Cervantes Peterson, Senior Labor Relations 
  Officer at the telephone numbers referenced above.
  
  
  
  Dave Gilb
  Chief of Labor Relations