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of the last payroll period in the fiscal year.

(2) Percentage reduction of work schedule and salary.

(3) Amount of VR time earned in exchange for reduced salary.
(4) Schedule for use of VR time earned. This may be either a fixed

schedule, e.g., every Friday, every Wednesday afternoon, an entire month
off, etc. or intermittent time off.

(i) An employee’s fixed schedule VR time off, once the VRWS schedule
has been agreed upon by management, cannot be changed without the

consent of the employee except in an emergency. In the event an
employee’s schedule is changed without his or her consent, the employee

may appeal this action through an expedited grievance procedure.
(ii) VR time used as intermittent time off will be subject to scheduling

during the term of the VRWS agreement, and will require advance approval
by the employee’s supervisor.

d. While the VRWS agreement is in effect, the employee will earn and
accumulate VR credits in accordance with the percentage reduction in

work week, e.g., a 10 percent reduction will result in 7.5 or 8 hours of VR
credit earned each payroll period which the employee will charge on his or

her scheduled VR absences. If the employee’s VRWS schedule calls for
one-half day off every Friday afternoon, 3.75 or 4 hours of VR credits will

be charged for each Friday. An employee whose VRWS agreement calls
for a 10 percent reduction and taking an entire month off will work his or

her full 37.5 or 40 hours each week, accrue 7.5 or 8 hours of VR credit each
payroll period, and have the accumulated VR credits to use during that

month.

e. The employee never goes off the payroll. The employee remains in
active pay status for the duration of the agreement and receives pay checks
each payroll period at the agreed-upon, temporarily reduced level.

f. The employee will work a prorated share of his or her normal work

schedule over the duration of the agreement period.
g. Participation in the VRWS program will not be a detriment to later

career moves within the agency or the State.
h. Scheduled non-work time taken in accordance with a VRWS

agreement shall not be considered to be an absence for the purpose of
application of Section 4.5(f) of the Civil Service Rules governing

probationary periods.

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