a. Regular Working Hours

a1. Non-Teaching Staff

Official Time shall be from 8:00 AM to 12:00 NN and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, from Monday to Friday.

Non-teaching staff may observe flexible work hours subject to the following conditions: they may start anytime between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and end between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM, except on days when all non-teaching staff should be in the office at 8:00 AM for the flag-raising ceremonies, provided that they render a total of 40 hours of work per week, exclusive of lunch break.

The choice of work schedule shall be established individually by and between the staff and the immediate supervisor and must be fixed for six months, from January to June and July to December.

a.2 Faculty with no Designation

The standard official time shall be from 8:00 AM to 12:00 NN and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, from Monday to Friday. However, due to variations of work and teaching loads and their corresponding time schedules, flexible working hours may be allowed to faculty members, taking into consideration that it shall cover the class schedule for the assigned teaching loads and other designated workloads, provided further that they render a total of 40 hours of work per week, exclusive of lunch break.

Faculty with class schedules at 8:00 AM on Mondays and 5:00 PM on Fridays shall be exempted from the flag-raising and lowering ceremonies.

The choice of work schedule shall be established individually by and between the faculty and the Dean and must be fixed for a semester except for faculty with class schedules in the special program.

a.3 Faculty with Administrative Designation

The standard official time shall be from 8:00 AM to 12:00 NN and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. However, employees may observe flexible work hours subject to the following conditions: they may start anytime between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and end between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM except on days when all employees should be in the office at 8:00 AM for the flag-raising ceremonies, provided that they render a total of 40 hours of work per week, exclusive of lunch break.

Official Time for Faculty with designation assigned at the Graduate School may start anytime between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM and end between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. Since Graduate School classes are on Saturday, faculty will have one (1) day off during weekdays except Monday, when all employees should attend the flag-raising ceremonies. If the faculty are requested to report on a day off during weekdays, they will be entitled to compensatory overtime credits subject to the approval of the President before the period they render the services.

The choice of work schedule shall be established individually by and between the faculty and the Dean and must be fixed for a semester except for faculty with class schedules in the special program.