PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL

5.1 Supervisor's Responsibility in Payroll Matters 5.2 Implementing Changes in Employment Status 5.3 Shift Differential 5.4 Overtime Pay for Support Staff 5.5 Making Up Time 5.6 Compensatory Time Off for Support Staff 5.7 Lateness 5.8 Emergency Closing or Early Release 5.9 Special Holiday Closing 5.10 Employment of M.I.T. Employees in Out-Of-State Locations 5.11 Temporary Work Assignment for M.I.T. Employees 5.12 Meal Pay

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5.3 Shift Differential

Support and service staff members are eligible to be paid a shift differential when regularly assigned to work an afternoon/evening or night shift as follows:

Afternoon/Evening Shift: A differential of 5% shall be added to the hourly rates of employees who are regularly assigned tot a shift which starts at or after 3:00 p.m. for all hours worked on such shift.

Night Shift: A differential of 7% shall be added to the hourly rates of employees who are regularly assigned to a shift which starts at or after 10:00 p.m. for all hours worked on such shift. If an employee's regularly scheduled shift extends beyond 2:00 a.m., he/she shall receive the night shift differential for all hours worked.

A department, laboratory, or office that wants to establish an afternoon/evening or night shift should contact the appropriate Human Resources Officer to discuss conditions under which shift differentials will be authorized and the related policies and procedures.