Employment Classification

Employment classifications at Bryant are defined as:

  • Regular: An employee who holds a position other than a temporary/contingent position
  • Temporary/Contingent: An employee whose employment is contingent upon the continuation of a grant, appropriation award, time-specific contract, or agreement, or is conditioned by a special circumstance. Employment as temporary/contingent is designated at the time of the job offer.

Regular and Temporary/Contingent will be further defined in the following categories:

Full/Part-Time

  • Full-time: A position that is budgeted for 1,000 or more regular work hours per year
  • Part-time: A position that is budgeted for less than 1,000 regular work hours per year

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt: In accordance with federal law, a position that is excluded or exempt from overtime compensation for time worked over 40 hours per week:

  • Professional
  • Administrative
  • Faculty
  • Executive

Non-Exempt: In accordance with federal law, a position that is compensated at time and one-half hours for hours worked over 40 hours per week:

  • Service Employees
  • Public Safety
  • Support Staff

Last Modified: June 30, 2026