employment : overtime query

akeem1314

Hi all,

Quick question, my employer states in on a certain amount of hourly rate, I'm currently salaried.

When/if I do overtime then the hourly rate drops to a lower rate, is this legal etc?

custardy

akeem1314 wrote: »

Hi all,

Quick question, my employer states in on a certain amount of hourly rate, I'm currently salaried.

When/if I do overtime then the hourly rate drops to a lower rate, is this legal etc?

As long as you meant NMW then yes.
You say salaried,or do you mean hourly paid up to your contracted hours?
Or you get paid £X per week/month which works out @ £x per hour?

akeem1314

Get paid x per month, which works out as x per hour

elsien

I was told the same thing with my last job - salaried like you.
The line of reasoning seemed to be that as a manager, if I did overtime to cover a support worker not turning up, I was doing the support worker role so that's all they were paying.
My argument was that even at my full rate I was cheaper than agency which was the other alternative, so they either paid me properly or I refused the overtime.

akeem1314

In the terms of contract its time and half, but this doesn't work out the higher rate but works out at lower rate once worked

Takeaway_Addict

akeem1314 wrote: »

In the terms of contract its time and half, but this doesn't work out the higher rate but works out at lower rate once worked

Go on...explain how time and a half is lower than time for us.

akeem1314

I'm speaking in terms of the hourly rate perspective as stated previously on this thread

tomtontom

You're not making much sense OP. Can you demonstrate what you're trying to say in figures?

akeem1314

Ok I'm being told I'm on 10.32 an hour this is based on my salary, and hours worked.

When I do overtime its based upon 9.02 an hour at time and half, so if I done a normal shift 12hrs it would be 12 x 10.32
Overtime shift is 9.02 x 18hrs or 13.53 x 12 hours, whatever way you want to word or work it out

Savvy_Sue

I can't see the problem: normal salary = £10.32 per hour, overtime is paid at £13.53 per hour.

You do realise they don't have to pay a higher hourly rate for overtime at all?

custardy

So in short the hourly rate is higher......