The official office hours for the State Accounting Office (SAO) are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. SAO managers shall ensure that the SAO is appropriately staffed during these official work hours. Although not all SAO employees will be assigned to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. work schedules, SAO managers typically ensure adequate staffing/coverage during the official SAO office hours by staggering employee work schedules.        

Employee work schedules will be assigned based on the needs of the agency and the division or work unit to which an employee is assigned. Managers will work with new employees to determine their specific work hours; however, managers are authorized to assign employees’ work schedules even if the schedules are not the same as requested.  Work schedules are subject to change based on business considerations including, but not limited to, staffing, workloads, changed/new job responsibilities, employee punctuality or attendance issues, and organizational changes. Lunch/meal breaks are unpaid, non-work time and should be reflected as such on employee time sheets.