overtime pay

baby.boo_2

hey guys
Just wondering if its normal for companies to pay a lower hourly rate for overtime?
Just sat down wih my payslip and worked out that i got 30p less an hour for my overtime hours

dmg24

I wouldn't say it is usual, but as long as you are aware of it beforehand, it would not be illegal.

chocolatechipcookies

I remember when DH did loads of overtime last year, we thought he would have a very healthy paycheck. All of his overtime pay went to taxes, so it was a waste of time.

Sorry I wasn't helpful, your question just made me remember how peeved we both were. :mad:

surreysaver

I've heard of it. If you are working overtime in a lower grade, some employers might pay you the rate of the job you're covering. Mine did it for a while, and wondered why they couldn't get anyone to do the overtime...

But there's nothing legally wrong with paying a different rate for overtime (whether it be less or more than your regular rate) is not unusual - although less is unusual!

brightonman123

wouls have though people should get some enhancement on their normal rate to do overtime (own job) , or at least same rate for a lesser grade.. otherwise its just longer working week.

was the pay less before, or after tax?

surreysaver

brightonman123 wrote: »

wouls have though people should get some enhancement on their normal rate to do overtime (own job) , or at least same rate for a lesser grade.. otherwise its just longer working week.

was the pay less before, or after tax?

Not necessarily. Our company got rid of enhancements and upped the basic rate to compensate. Easier to manage budgets. So people who worked just basic hours gained, people who did overtime lost.

Oldernotwiser

chocolatechipcookies wrote: »

I remember when DH did loads of overtime last year, we thought he would have a very healthy paycheck. All of his overtime pay went to taxes, so it was a waste of time.

Sorry I wasn't helpful, your question just made me remember how peeved we both were. :mad:

That's not a very sensible way of looking at it. Unless you're a higher rate tax payer, you're always going to come away with 2/3 of what you've earned!

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Wish I got paid for doing overtime...

baby.boo_2

brightonman123 wrote: »

wouls have though people should get some enhancement on their normal rate to do overtime (own job) , or at least same rate for a lesser grade.. otherwise its just longer working week.

was the pay less before, or after tax?

I was doing a normal days work and hours just on a day when i wouldnt have originally been working. The amount ive worked out i based on pre-tax earnings as this is what my normal wage is worked out on (im only part time so dont normally pay tax)
I just thought it was unusual for pay to be less, everywhere else i have worked either payed time and half or the same.

surreysaver

baby.boo wrote: »

The amount ive worked out i based on pre-tax earnings as this is what my normal wage is worked out on (im only part time so dont normally pay tax)

If you're part time and do overtime, it woould be normal to be just paid the normal hourly rate until you've done full-time hours, and then enhancements after that. Otherwise all the full-timers would be part-time and just work overtime at an enhanced rate all the time!

baby.boo_2

surreysaver wrote: »

If you're part time and do overtime, it woould be normal to be just paid the normal hourly rate until you've done full-time hours, and then enhancements after that. Otherwise all the full-timers would be part-time and just work overtime at an enhanced rate all the time!

i understand that - although it would be nice aye?
i was just expecting the same rate not lower