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Employment Authorization
The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents has sole power and authority to employ the President and all other employees. No official or representative of Western Kentucky University, other than the Board of Regents, has authority to enter into any agreement for employment. The University President is authorized to extend good faith offers of employment to prospective employees contingent upon subsequent approval by the Board. Employment recommendations shall be made to the Board following prescribed procedures.

Except where specific rules are provided to the contrary, as in the case of employees holding academic rank, employment with Western Kentucky University is for no definite period of time. Employment with Western Kentucky University may be terminated with or without cause, and without notice, at any time, at the option of either the University or employees.

General Working Conditions
The official workweek for full-time employees is established at thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours per week which equates to nineteen hundred and fifty (1,950) hours per year. A workweek begins at 12:01 a.m. on Monday and ends at 12:00 midnight on the following Sunday.

Supervisors/department heads are authorized to establish working schedules for employees consistent with requirements for efficient operations. Employees shall be expected to work the specific times, hours, and days as required by their employing unit/department, including overtime when requested.

Employees may hold full-time nine (9) month, ten (10) month, eleven (11) month, or twelve (12) month positions. The established number of working days for a twelve (12) month employee is 260 days. For positions less than twelve (12) months, the established number of working days is proportional to the employment period.

Alternative work schedules and working conditions which fall outside this policy shall be approved through divisional administrative channels and by the Director of Human Resources.