Training and meetings for which attendance is required are considered hours worked. Service on campus and/or university-wide committees performed at the request of the chancellor or other administrative personnel is considered hours worked.
Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs and similar activities is not considered hours worked if four criteria are met, namely: it is outside normal business hours, it is voluntary, it is not job related, and no other work is concurrently performed.
Attendance at meetings of Faculty Senate, University Association for Administrative Development (UAAD), or University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association (UNOPA) held during the lunch hour is not considered hours worked. If the meeting extends beyond the time normally allotted for the lunch period, the employee should use normal departmental procedures to request time away from work. Time approved in such circumstances is administrative leave.
When a unit approves an employee's voluntary attendance at a work-related workshop or seminar, the time spent in attendance and travel during normal working hours is considered administrative leave. Time extending beyond regularly scheduled working hours is not considered hours worked.