This policy defines the minimum hours to be paid for a non-union hourly employee.
Applies to: Non-exempt employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement
For Employees in New Hampshire: When hourly employees report to work at Dartmouth's request, they shall be paid for not less than two hours at their regular rate of pay unless Dartmouth has made a good faith effort to notify them not to report to work. Should any employees report to work after Dartmouth's attempts to notify them have been unsuccessful or if Dartmouth is prevented from making notification for any reason, those employees shall perform duties assigned by the employer in order to meet the two-hour minimum.
Employees who report to work and then request to leave on the basis of illness, or personal or family emergency before working for two hours will not be paid for the minimum two hours provided that a written explanation, acknowledged by the employee, is entered on the employee's time record. Employees who are hired and report to work with the expectation that they will work less than two hours each day and are notified in writing in advance of their schedule shall be exempt from the two-hour minimum rule.
For employees outside of New Hampshire: Dartmouth has employees who work in states which have different laws and regulations regarding minimum hours of work. Dartmouth will comply with those minimums to the extent they exceed the two-hour minimum discussed above.
Definitions or Regulations:
NH Department of Labor RSA 275:43-a; New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules Chapter Lab 803.03(f)