(a) The Agency's VR Division (VRD) director is authorized to pay a shift differential to eligible VR employees. The shift differential is paid in addition to the employee's regular base pay, exclusive of longevity and benefit replacement pay.
(b) The VRD director is authorized to determine the VR positions that are eligible to receive shift differential payments. The rate of payment is a percentage of the employee's monthly regular base pay, not to exceed the maximum allowed by state law, in relation to the number of hours the employee regularly works outside the work hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(c) This section does not apply to employees whose work hours have been adjusted according to Agency policies that concern staggered work hours.

Source Note: The provisions of this §856.88 adopted to be effective August 21, 2018, 43 TexReg 5398