P-2 Classification of Employees

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HELEN PLUM LIBRARY

P-2 Classification of Employees
Approved by the Library Board of Trustees, November 21, 2023. 

Job descriptions indicate an employee’s job classification and whether their position is exempt or non-exempt, consistent with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Per FLSA, exempt employees are not entitled to overtime compensation. Non-exempt employees will receive overtime compensation consistent with FLSA.

All employees accrue paid vacation time off in compliance with the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act.

Full-time salaried employees

Full-time salaried employees typically work 1950 hours annually (37.5 hours per week). Full-time employees may be exempt or non-exempt depending on their position at the Library. Salaried exempt employees are managerial or professional employees, consistent with FLSA executive, administrative or professional exemption tests.

Full-time salaried employee benefits include but are not limited to:

Regular Part-time employees

Regular part-time employees who work over 1000 hours annually are classified as eligible part-time employees.

“Eligible” classification relates to eligibility for Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) participation and correlates to designated employee benefit levels.

Eligible part-time employee benefits include but are not limited to:

Regular part-time employees who work less than 1000 hours annually are classified as non-eligible part-time employees.

Non-eligible part-time employee benefits include but are not limited to:

Substitute and Seasonal employees

Substitute and Seasonal employees are scheduled to fill in on an intermittent basis and are non-exempt employees. Substitutes may be scheduled throughout the year and/or to cover a leave-of-absence. Seasonal employees are scheduled to supplement staff during busy seasons. Substitute and seasonal employees are not eligible for most benefits and do not accrue service time.[1]

Substitute and seasonal employee benefits include but are not limited to:

Changes in employee classifications

If a full-time employee assumes part-time status, the employee will no longer be eligible for full-time employee insurance benefits. Personal time and floating holidays will be adjusted to the applicable part-time rate. Accrued vacation will not be lost, but future vacation will be calculated using the pro-rated part-time rate. Sick time will continue to be accrued based on hours worked.

If a regular part-time employee assumes full-time status, the employee’s past service hours will count toward their total years of service when calculating benefits. 

Re-employment and Service Credit

An employee who has resigned from the Library staff and is subsequently re-employed within 5 years will be credited with prior service for the purpose of computing benefit accrual.

 

 


[1] Service time refers to the length of time an employee has worked for the Library and relates to service anniversaries and retirement recognition. See Policy P-19 Service Anniversaries, Retirement, Employee & Trustee Recognition.

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