(a) It is the policy of the state that to the extent feasible, reduced worktime be made available to employees who are unable, or who do not desire, to work standard working hours on a full-time basis. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that nothing in this act shall be used to reduce the number of full-time equivalency positions authorized to any department.

(b) If the department determines that a reduction in the personnel of departments or agencies of state government equivalent to 1 percent or more or full-time equivalent jobs is contemplated in a single fiscal year, the director may conduct or may direct each affected department or agency to conduct a survey of either all permanent full-time employees or those permanent full-time employees most likely to be affected by the personnel reduction. The purpose of the survey shall be to determine the extent of the desire of employees to participate in voluntary reduced worktime.

Terms Used In California Government Code 19996.21

  • Department: means the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Reduced worktime: as used in this article , means employment of less than 40 hours of work per week, and includes arrangements involving job sharing, four-, five-, or six-hour workdays, jobs which provide eight hours of employment or less for one, two, three, four or five days per week, and such other arrangements which the department finds consistent with maximum employment opportunity to employees desiring other than a standard worktime. See California Government Code 19996.20
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

The survey shall contain information clearly informing employees of potential worktime options, the effect reduced worktime would have on benefits, and the right to return to full-time work as specified in Section 19996.24.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 711, Sec. 51. Effective September 15, 1992.)

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