Mesa Organic Baking Company Employee Handbook

HOURS OF WORK Any employee who requests to work a reduced schedule must currently be performing his or her job in a satisfactory manner, must have the ability to perform the job within the established time parameters, and must work with his or her supervisor and/or department head to establish a plan to ensure continued successful performance of the job. Performance appraisal will continue in accordance with company policy. Failure of a worker on a reduced schedule to meet performance guidelines may result in a return to a full time work schedule and/or disciplinary action, up to and including termination, depending on the extent of poor work performance. Once approved for a reduced work schedule an employee’s salary will be prorated to reflect the reduced work schedule. Pay adjustments will be made in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws. Working a reduced work schedule may affect vacation accruals, eligibility for benefits, and 401(k) vesting credit. Please see your Human Resources representative for additional information. This policy is not to be construed as the company’s intent to establish a job sharing policy, a work-from-home policy, or a flex-time policy. However, the company does understand that to successfully manage work-life issues, some employees may wish to work a reduced schedule. Because of the nature of our business, a reduced work schedule will not be allowed in some departments because business necessity will preclude the success of a reduced schedule. The continuation of the Policy on Reduced Work Schedules is at the company’s sole discretion and the program can be terminated at any time with two weeks’ notice. Our customers demand fresh bakery products as do the consumers that purchase our products in grocery stores or through foodservice channels. Think about it…would you buy a stale bakery product? Companies that sell stale, low-quality bakery products never stay in business long and can’t provide their employees with job security. For that reason, the company is forced to operate our business outside the normal 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday work schedule. We also work on holidays. Again, the reason we must do this is simple: Our jobs depend upon the freshness and availability of our products! Your specific working hours will depend upon the work schedule of your department. The department supervisor creates the work schedule and will communicate the work week to all employees. Your supervisor will explain how breaks, including lunch, are provided. Sometimes, we must delay a scheduled break to meet the needs of our customers. In general, breaks are scheduled according to the number of hours worked and are not deducted from time worked. Seasonal or market fluctuations may cause variations in employees’ workloads. We offer overtime to individuals based on company needs. If no one voluntarily chooses to work overtime, it will be necessary to assign the overtime to employees to get the job done. Whenever overtime is anticipated, every effort is made to provide advanced notice. Every reasonable effort will be made to distribute overtime as fairly as possible among all employees. Overtime will be paid to hourly and salaried non-exempt employees for all time worked over 40 hours per week.

TIME CARDS / TIME SHEETS

The federal wage and hour laws require accurate record keeping of work time and pay. Your ID badge or time card records your work time, assuring you of proper payment for the correct amount of time worked. Since this is your only proof, you must record your time accurately. Your supervisor will explain how to record your time properly.

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