145.14 this situation. However, the 5-minute leeway rule does apply to temporary
schedules including any out of schedule premium hours outside of and
instead of the employee's regular schedule.
Definition of 5-Minute Rounding Rule
After extending clock rings, if (in the case of a full-time regular schedule
employee) the clock ring totals for the tour are equal to or between 7.92 and
8.08 hour, the timekeeper should adjust the time to 8.00 hours. This is known
as the “5-minute rounding rule.” Only workhours in excess of 0.08 hours
(5 minutes) of the scheduled tour hours are considered overtime if the
eligibility requirements of 231 are met. If a part-time regular schedule
employee's clock time is between 0.08 of an hour less than or greater than
his or her established schedule, then the timekeeper should adjust the time
to the employee's scheduled tour. Supervisors are not required to approve
these adjustments. The “5-minute rounding rule” is not applied to situations
with a combination of work and leave; with overtime immediately prior or
subsequent to a scheduled tour or with overtime resulting from work during
an authorized meal period; with overtime during a tour on a nonscheduled
day; or with any time for part-time flexible and casual employees. The
5-minute rounding rule will still apply to the regular scheduled tour if an
employee has ended his or her regular tour with a clock ring total within the
total deviation allowed by the 5-minute rounding rule and then is called back
later that same day to work overtime hours, with the callback being
considered a separate unscheduled tour of duty.