Hi everyone,
I wondered if anyone has any feedback on how they manage overtime when people from their IT dept. may have to work overtime at the weekend for business critical updates?
Employee contracts of employment would reflect only the standard Mon-Friday work schedule and it's unlikely that this would change.
- Would you have a standalone policy to specifically address overtime when required by the business?
- Do you have notice periods for when such a need arises?
- Have you introduced set rates of pay, dependent on number of hours/days expected to work?
- What about health and safety issues if the employee is working from home?
- Are there any other considerations you feel we would need to consider?
Thank you in advance,
Thank you Henk, this is very helpful
Hi Suzanne,
We do not have specific policies but have a regular practice for our IT Team.
- If they have to work outside office hours for upgrades, etc. they keep track of their hours and either get them paid at 150% or in lieu.
- For scheduled stand-by (out of office hours, public holidays & weekends) they receive an "inconvenience" allowance. If they actually have to work, they keep track of their hours and get these paid at 150% or taken in lieu (in addition to the allowance)
Work is planned as much as possible and unscheduled overtime is treated the same as scheduled overtime.
Hope this helps,
Henk Verhoek