General

An agency may approve a flexible work schedule that has a 40-hour weekly basic work requirement but allows the employee to vary by day the work hours performed (e.g., an employee could work for 5 days as follows: 10 hours, 7 hours, 8 hours, 9 hours, and 6 hours). The employee must work during designated core hours and may not work outside of established flexible time bands. To avoid being required to pay premium pay, an agency would likely not allow an employee to voluntarily choose to perform basic work requirement hours on Sunday or a holiday. But in appropriate circumstances an agency could establish flexible time bands that cover all hours on Monday through Saturday (excluding holidays). In determining flexible time bands, an agency should consider the effects on the accomplishment of the agency mission.