For the purpose of this Agreement, a full-time employee is an employee who is scheduled to work forty (40) hours a week. A part-time employee is an employee who is normally scheduled to work less than forty (40) hours a week. The designation of “day” throughout the contract shall be deemed eight (8) hours for full-time employees; prorated for part-time employees.
Nine-month employees must be off payroll for one period of eight (8) consecutive weeks. Ten-month employees must be off payroll for one period of four (4) consecutive weeks. The University will notify the Union if there is an exception to the off-payroll time period.