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overtime rates

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korky
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overtime rates

Post by korky »

what is it for the 1st 10 hrs?
im on a 30hr week and hardly ever get above 40hrs

this past 2 weeks ive managed to get over it though...by half hr in this weeks wage!

time + .5 would be £13 or £6.50 for my extra 30 mins
time + .25 would be £10.86 or £5.43

i got £4.62 for the half hr (= to £9.24 p/h) .....what rates that? time +.065???
i aint fussed as its only a quid or 2, but next week i'll have 6 hrs o/t

any ideas??
DGP1
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Re: overtime rates

Post by DGP1 »

That sounds about right (it's been a long time since I've done any OT), all your hours up to 40 are paid at normal rate and the next 10 hours get an enhanced rate but not time +½ or +¼ and anything after that drops down further.

PS. SA is paid at normal rate for PTers up to the 40 hours.
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: overtime rates

Post by Lounge Lizard »

What I don't understand is why I am paid an Over 10 Hour overtime rate that's LESS tham my basic pay, i.e.
£8.21 Weekday Overtime Over 10 Hours,
£8.69 hourly rate ( £347.61 for 40 hours ),
£9.23 Weekday Overtime First 10 Hours,
£9.48 Weekday Scheduled Attendance.
DGP1
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Re: overtime rates

Post by DGP1 »

Lounge Lizard wrote:What I don't understand is why I am paid an Over 10 Hour overtime rate that's LESS tham my basic pay, i.e.
£8.21 Weekday Overtime Over 10 Hours,
£8.69 hourly rate ( £347.61 for 40 hours ),
£9.23 Weekday Overtime First 10 Hours,
£9.48 Weekday Scheduled Attendance.
The union agreed to this to try to stop people working too many hours, personally I can't see the logic in it except that RM saves again. :mad
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: overtime rates

Post by Lounge Lizard »

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:What I don't understand is why I am paid an Over 10 Hour overtime rate that's LESS tham my basic pay, i.e.
£8.21 Weekday Overtime Over 10 Hours,
£8.69 hourly rate ( £347.61 for 40 hours ),
£9.23 Weekday Overtime First 10 Hours,
£9.48 Weekday Scheduled Attendance.
The union agreed to this to try to stop people working too many hours, personally I can't see the logic in it except that RM saves again. :mad
Thanks.
Only about once a year might I work more than 10 hours overtime in a week but I should then just try to remember that I'm getting £8.21 an hour more than all those that come in an hour early for nothing. :Very Happy
BELIAL
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Re: overtime rates

Post by BELIAL »

It was intended to make OT less attractive thus protecting hours and jobs. Times have changed though and RM are now exploiting the pitiful OT rates as a source of cheap labour via PT contracts.
Time for a MAJOR rethink.
Since RM claim the that work is dropping off massively, and they feel justified in cutting tens of thousands of jobs , It shouldn't be too hard to get them to agree to OT at double time :using their logic no OT would be required anyway
Bye
baldrick
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Re: overtime rates

Post by baldrick »

No OT in my MC, so it's hypothetical anyway.