The law on Shift allowance pay on Overtime

Proton_PB

Hi all,

For arguments sake lets say I get an hourly rate of £10 per hour
The company pays time and a half and double time for certain shifts that are worked as overtime.
I am paid 25% shift allowance on my basic annual salary.
When I work overtime at time and a half I would get £15, double time, £20
No shift allowance is added.
Should I be getting an extra £2.50 on my basic rate for every hour of overtime worked?

There is nothing related to the above in my contract.
Just wondered if anyone out there knows the rules on this while I wait for my Company HR person to investigate

Best regards, PB

P.S. we are talking 6,500 hours of overtime actually worked here over 12 years with the same company.

agrinnall

The rules are whatever your company says, there's no law that can be applied as long as you're paid at least NMW for all hours worked.

tomtontom

Overtime does not normally attract a shift allowance. There is no law that states this, it would be down to custom and practice and/ or contractual terms.

Tiddlywinks

Proton_PB wrote: »

Hi all,

For arguments sake lets say I get an hourly rate of £10 per hour
The company pays time and a half and double time for certain shifts that are worked as overtime.
I am paid 25% shift allowance on my basic annual salary.
When I work overtime at time and a half I would get £15, double time, £20
No shift allowance is added.
Should I be getting an extra £2.50 on my basic rate for every hour of overtime worked?

There is nothing related to the above in my contract.
Just wondered if anyone out there knows the rules on this while I wait for my Company HR person to investigate

Best regards, PB

P.S. we are talking 6,500 hours of overtime actually worked here over 12 years with the same company.

There's your answer... Your allowance is set as being a percentage of your BASIC salary.

Any overtime will normally be calculated using normal plain time rates. The allowance is just that... a fixed amount to compensate for working shifts.

Proton_PB

Thank you all on this, worth a stab