Each position has a designated status of either Exempt or Non-Exempt in accordance with FLSA, federal and state wage laws. Non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime pay or compensatory time off under specific provisions of federal and state laws. Exempt employees are excluded from specific provisions of federal and state wage and hours laws, however, may acquire such rights and privileges as bargained for if the Exempt employee is a member of an Association and as such should refer to the current collective bargaining agreement.
Unit positions shall connote any position falling under one of the Association's collective bargaining agreement. All Unit positions shall be categorized as defined in current collective bargaining agreements. Non-unit positions shall connote all positions not included under one of the Association's collective bargaining agreement. All Non-unit Positions shall be categorized as defined by the College and approved by the President and the Board.
Quincy College recognizes three Categories of positions: Regular, Temporary, and Grant Funded.
Position status refers to the FLSA exemption status and refers to Full-time (FT), Part-time (PT) and Limited Part-time (LPT) or hourly status.
Regular Positions:
These are positions that exist as regularly scheduled and consistent hours for a full school/calendar year that are budgeted line items. These positions regularly scheduled at 20-hours (.5 FTE) per week or more for a full school calendar year and are budgeted as benefit eligible as part of their compensation. Professional Staff and Faculty positions are included in this category.
Limited part-time (LPT) positions are regularly scheduled hours of less than 20-hours per week that are listed as budgeted line items and are non-benefit eligible positions.
Temporary Positions:
These are positions that exist for a specified period of time. While some temporary positions may be continued beyond the original term and may continue for an extended period, they must be renewed periodically and are dependent upon continued budgetary approval or funding. These positions are NOT benefit eligible in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 32, due to the seasonal and temporary nature of the position. Employees in these positions fall under the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA). No other benefits are available.
Seasonal and/or emergency hires and Adjunct positions are included under this category. Appointments to an Acting position are temporary in nature as described above. However, temporary or acting appointments typically arise out of an emergency staffing need for a position that is categorized as Regular and as such is typically covered by a current benefit eligible employee. Therefore in certain circumstances the position may be categorized as benefit eligible.
Consult with Human Resources for specific hiring details when being appointed in an acting capacity.
Grant Funded:
There are positions, which are funded by alternative sources other than college resources. These positions are typically funded through federal or state contracts, exist only for the term of the grant, and may be continued only with the renewal of the grant as a source of funds. These positions may or may not have benefits depending upon the provisions of the funding of the applicable grant. Benefit eligibility is determined by position category as listed above under regular positions and in accordance with laws and regulations. If a grant funded position is categorized as Regular Part-time (RPT) or Regular Full-time (RFT) and grant funds are made available for the provision of benefits as outlined in the awarded grant then the positions shall be defined as benefit eligible.
Consult Human Resources for further details regarding position classification.
Original: June 2006