POLICY:

All budgeted positions within the Library will be assigned a category for the purposes of human resources administration: i.e. Payroll category, employment category and/or occupational category.

PURPOSE:

The purposes of the employment classification policy are to establish and maintain consistent employment classifications for the purpose of consistent human resources administration.

PROCEDURE:

1. At the time of creation of a budgeted position or refilling of an existing position an employment classification will be assigned according to the following categories of employment:

• • Hourly: an employee who is paid an hourly wage for hours worked. Part- time, temporary, and casual employees would normally be included in this category.

• • Full-time: a person employed for an indefinite duration who regularly works thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hours each week. All full-time employees are placed on the hourly payroll.

• • Part-time: a person employed for an indefinite duration who regularly works fewer than twenty-four (24) hours each week. All part-time employees are placed on the hourly payroll and are ineligible for benefits or LAPP

• • Temporary: a person employed for a definite duration regardless of the hours worked. The duration of a temporary assignment shall not normally exceed a period of twelve (12) months. Temporary employees are placed on the hourly payroll and benefit eligibility is available if the temporary assignment is approved to exceed three (3) months.

• • Casual: a person employed for intermittent employment on an on-call basis. Casual employees are placed on the hourly payroll and are ineligible for benefits.

• • Probationary: an employee who has not completed the probationary period.