Do you get paid to work Overtime?

Smcgie · 22-11-2012 02:54PM #1

Talking with a few friends last night and it may be naive of me, but I thought everyone got paid for overtime! Two of my friends get nothing for overtime only a pat on the back and they said they are expected to do it to keep their jobs. They stay on working for between 8-10 hrs a week and get zilch!

Where I work we get double pay straight away for any hour we work over 8 hours.
It's also not a public sector job

So people of AH, do you get paid for overtime & If so at what rate? If you don't why the hell are you doIng more than your contacted hours free? This obviously excludes the self employed.

krudler · 22-11-2012 02:56PM

course I do, anyone who works extra hours for no pay is a fool unless you run your own business.

Stheno · 22-11-2012 02:57PM

Nope, haven't for about 15 years.

It's a standard clause in most contracts on a salary and not an hourly rate that you may be expected to do overtime and it's unpaid.

kneemos · 22-11-2012 02:58PM

Management are often expected to work overtime I think.

Grudaire · 22-11-2012 02:59PM

Flexitime...

I love it except for the lack of overtime pay :-(

emeraldstar · 22-11-2012 02:59PM

Nope, so I don't do it. Once that clock hits 17:30 I'm gone. Not a minute later.

Zebra3 · 22-11-2012 03:00PM

Yep, get paid overtime.

Treble time for 25 December. :pac:

godtabh · 22-11-2012 03:01PM

On an hourly rate now so I get paid for every hour I work. Before under certain circumstances I'd get paid over time or get the time back. As long as its flexible I dont see the issue

Death and Taxes · 22-11-2012 03:01PM

Smcgie wrote: »

Talking with a few friends last night and it may be naive of me, but I thought everyone got paid for overtime! Two of my friends get nothing for overtime only a pat on the back and they said they are expected to do it to keep their jobs. They stay on working for between 8-10 hrs a week and get zilch!

Where I work we get double pay straight away for any hour we work over 8 hours.
It's also not a public sector job

So people of AH, do you get paid for overtime & If so at what rate? If you don't why the hell are you doIng more than your contacted hours free? This obviously excludes the self employed.

Self employed , so no I dont get overtime!:(

hardCopy · 22-11-2012 03:02PM

kneemos wrote: »

Management are often expected to work overtime I think.

I've never heard of managers in any job getting overtime.

I used to get overtime in a previous job but only at the standard hourly rate.

Now I'm on salary and any extra work is unpaid.

Seaneh · 22-11-2012 03:02PM

I worked in a restaurant in athlone a few years ago, contract was for 40 hours a week, I worked about 70 hours a week on average for the month I was there, I inquired as to why I was only paid for working 40 hours and was met with "sure, thats what your contract is for" c*nts.

I didn't stick around for very long after that.

Crooked Jack · 22-11-2012 03:05PM

Seaneh wrote: »

I worked in a restaurant in athlone a few years ago, contract was for 40 hours a week, I worked about 70 hours a week on average for the month I was there, I inquired as to why I was only paid for working 40 hours and was met with "sure, thats what your contract is for" c*nts.

I didn't stick around for very long after that.

You should have sued the cunts. Or at least stole a load of stuff.

Uriel. · 22-11-2012 03:05PM

nope, I don't get a cent overtime.
Working on average 10 hrs a week overtime and some weeks (once every 5 weeks or so) I work a full extra day without pay.

It's kinda expected of me, though I could perhaps put the foot down, but I am desperately hoping to get promoted in the next 12 months so I will keep it up. If I get passed over for promotion, then I will probably reappraise my view on unpaid overtime.

L.Jenkins · 22-11-2012 03:06PM

No overtime for me as I'm on a salary with flexitime.

Zebra3 wrote: »

Yep, get paid overtime.

Treble time for 25 December. :pac:

At the rate, I'd look for every small menial job to keep me on for the day and as long as possible. Don't think an employer would pay me my rate at triple time for xmas, 60 euro an hour or nearly 500 for the day.

Crooked Jack · 22-11-2012 03:08PM

In my current place I get TOIL, which is absolute bull**** because there is so much overtime required that you never actually get a chance to take the time you've earned off.
In the last place I worked there was overtime pay but it was taxed so heavily that it was pointless doing it.

smash · 22-11-2012 03:09PM

Most companies don't pay overtime and most contracts just state that you may be required to work overtime if asked.

Crooked Jack · 22-11-2012 03:09PM

Itzy wrote: »

No overtime for me as I'm on a salary with flexitime.

At the rate, I'd look for every small menial job to keep me on for the day and as long as possible. Don't think an employer would pay me my rate at triple time for xmas, 60 euro an hour or nearly 500 for the day.

Look at you and your €20 an hour job

Smcgie · 22-11-2012 03:12PM

Uriel. wrote: »

nope, I don't get a cent overtime.
Working on average 10 hrs a week overtime and some weeks (once every 5 weeks or so) I work a full extra day without pay.

It's kinda expected of me, though I could perhaps put the foot down, but I am desperately hoping to get promoted in the next 12 months so I will keep it up. If I get passed over for promotion, then I will probably reappraise my view on unpaid overtime.

I seen this being abused before and the 'promotion' never been given.. Look at it this way they could see you as a weak negotiator because you haven't asked them about overtime.

Its a funny world when it comes to who is selected for promotion - its often the most outspoken people from my experience.

BASHIR · 22-11-2012 03:14PM

Nope salary, not expected to do over time but if it is needed on the very rare occasion, we get the hours off another time. handy if I want to get off early on a friday

22-11-2012 03:16PM

Flexitime

Bigcheeze · 22-11-2012 03:17PM

emeraldstar wrote: »

Nope, so I don't do it. Once that clock hits 17:30 I'm gone. Not a minute later.

Probably puts you top of the "who can we afford to fire list" :pac:

krudler · 22-11-2012 03:19PM

kneemos wrote: »

Management are often expected to work overtime I think.

Probably to make up for the lack of work during regular time :pac:

TwoShedsJackson · 22-11-2012 03:20PM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Probably puts you top of the "who can we afford to fire list" :pac:

Depends on how much work he does while he's there. You'll often find that people who endlessly moan about how busy they are and how they have to stay back hours to keep up with their work, are some of the laziest, least productive fu<kers out there.

Crooked Jack · 22-11-2012 03:22PM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Probably puts you top of the "who can we afford to fire list" :pac:

Nah, he's just right. There is a girl here comes in at 9.01 and leaves at 17.29 every day on the dot, wether she's in the middle of something or not.
She's been doing that for two years while I am in early most mornings and won't leave until i get everything finished. Were on the exact same money and in this place always will be. Who's the fool?

Zebra3 · 22-11-2012 03:31PM

smash wrote: »

Most companies don't pay overtime and most contracts just state that you may be required to work overtime if asked.

Link?

Sleepy · 22-11-2012 03:31PM

Salaried so no, no overtime for me. My working day can be anything from 7.5 hours to 17/18 hours if I'm travelling (regular trips over and back to the UK in the one day).

biko · 22-11-2012 03:33PM

No, but I counter by spending my time on boards mohahahaha

smash · 22-11-2012 03:33PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Link?

Link to what? If you're not paid by the hour and are on a salary you generally wont be paid overtime.

TwoShedsJackson · 22-11-2012 03:34PM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

Nah, he's just right. There is a girl here comes in at 9.01 and leaves at 17.29 every day on the dot, wether she's in the middle of something or not.
She's been doing that for two years while I am in early most mornings and won't leave until i get everything finished. Were on the exact same money and in this place always will be. Who's the fool?

Assuming it's not time-sensitive stuff, why would you bother doing this? Only if you thought this would 'get you ahead' would you do it, but in most cases management won't give a toss. Especially if, as you acknowledge, you're not getting paid overtime.

SeaFields · 22-11-2012 03:34PM

Have a choice to take it in either pay or extra holidays at flat time.

Herself doesnt get paid for extra hours but gets time and a half holidays for every hour worked. Very handy.

CruelCoin · 22-11-2012 03:35PM

Smcgie wrote: »

Talking with a few friends last night and it may be naive of me, but I thought everyone got paid for overtime! Two of my friends get nothing for overtime only a pat on the back and they said they are expected to do it to keep their jobs. They stay on working for between 8-10 hrs a week and get zilch!

Where I work we get double pay straight away for any hour we work over 8 hours.
It's also not a public sector job

So people of AH, do you get paid for overtime & If so at what rate? If you don't why the hell are you doIng more than your contacted hours free? This obviously excludes the self employed.

For people wroking in IT thats pretty normal. You're expected to do 10 extra to keep your 40.

Myself, i'm in the family business, and there are no normal hours.

Whether i work 10 hours or 12 or 14, i get paid the same.

Do you get paid to work Overtime?

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