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Overtime - Contract Employee

Overtime - Contract Employee

(OP)
Hello,

Curious if some could shed some light on the subject of overtime when you are a contract employee.

I started a project working within a company. They misjudged the time required for it. I have been working 55-60 hour weeks to keep the schedule.

I gave them a pretty fair rate, which is fine for the 40 hours. It would be nice to get some reward out of helping them meet deadlines.

Thanks.

RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

Slightly dumb question - what does your contract say? Mine said I was employed for 1900 hours at a rate of one peanut per hour(approximately). So If I worked for 55 hours one week, my timesheet said 55 hours and I'd get paid 55 peanuts, less tax etc.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

It depends on the fine print in the contract.
I worked as a jobshopper for years. If you were paid hourly, you generally got the overtime.
If you were paid a salary, it depended on the fine print.
B.E.

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RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

(OP)
Berkshire,

Thanks. When I started it was just a verbal contract as far as price. I'll talk with my manager about it.


Tim

RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

I got around it by setting my hourly rate at time and a half for all my hours. I bill for the hours worked all at the same hourly rate. Seems to head off uncomfortable discussions.

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RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

Set it up - 40 hours at regular pay - time and a half over 40 - double time over say 56 hours!!

Or join the union!!

RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

(OP)
I talked with my boss today.

I presented it that I had been putting in a bunch of time to keep a project on target. He referred it to the HR person.

RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

your boss is a spineless weenie

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RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

Cass,
Could you be a little more direct?
B.E.

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RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

(OP)
FYI

They decided to give me overtime.

RE: Overtime - Contract Employee

That is good becasue you deserved to be paid for what you worked.

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