If you work for salary instead of hourly

[JanetRose]

can you get overtime pay or compensative time? Thanks.

 

[anewvance]

My husband does not get anything or working extra hours. He is salary at an internet provider company... one of the big wigs there. But luckily he does not spend alot of extra time there, he's usually out the door at 5:30pm.

 

[daisyduck123]

I'm a teacher ...and work a lot of hours each week beyond my 7.5 hour "scheduled workday"....no extra pay

 

[Micca]

I've been on salary for many years, and there's no comp, no overtime. However, I come and go as I please. Long lunches, doc appointments, picking up people at the airport, etc. no problem.

 

[Debi]

I'm a teacher ...and work a lot of hours each week beyond my 7.5 hour "scheduled workday"....no extra pay

I'm in the same boat. Our contracted work day is 7 hours 15 minutes per day. If we go over that, we don't get paid extra, unless it is an extracurricurricular activity with a stipend (something in our contract that says we get paid extra for, such as heading up the yearbook committee, homework club, coaching a sports team, etc.).

 

[ugadog99]

I'm also a teacher. No overtime for us.

 

[DebbieB]

It all depends on how the job is classified. If it is classified as professional or managerial, it probably is not eligible for overtime. In my company (major insurance co), all full time workers are salaried. Your job is classified as "exempt" (no overtime, no time records except for vacation or sick) or "non-exempt" (eligible for overtime, careful time records have to be kept). There are laws regarding eligibility for overtime. I've heard of companies who had to give backpay because they inaccurately classified workers as not eligible for overtime. There are also laws regarding comp time. In my company, the comp time has to be taken in the same week in lieu of overtime pay.

Unfortunately, I am in the "exempt" category. I got up Monday morning at 3:00am for a 6:00am flight to MN and did not return home until 11:00pm Tuesday night. No overtime or comp time.

 

[KathyTX]

DebbieB is exactly right- it depends on whether the job is classified as "exempt" or "non-exempt", and salaried jobs can be either.

Here's one site that explains the criteria: http://www.ewin.com/articles/exneot.htm

 

[Aimeedyan]

I don't get anything extra - just straight salary.

But the perks of the job are worth it =)

 

[KarenAylwood]

Your job is classified as "exempt" (no overtime, no time records except for vacation or sick) or "non-exempt" (eligible for overtime, careful time records have to be kept).

Thank you for this! I just got hired at a job as "non-exempt" and didn't know what it meant!!

 

[delilah]

Simply speaking, no. I am expected to work until my last patient is seen, and to take call and work weekends and holidays. It makes no difference in my pay. Doctors are in the "exempt" category. It used to make me want to cry when I figured out my hourly wage when I was an intern--I was in the hospital seeing patiens an average of 80-120 hours a week and got paid $11/hr on a 40 hr work week basis. I think I got more to shelve books in high school at the public library.

 

[kydisneyfans]

It depends on the job-I am salaried at 7.5 hours per day-no OT. I often work 10+ hours per day, but never on holidays or weekends.

My wife is also salary-but anything over 40 hours a week does count as OT-but the flexibility is not there like I have.

 

[olena]

DH never gets ovetime pay, since he's a salary employee. He used to get comp time, but now they grumble over that. Their current attitude is that the employees should be grateful to still have a job. That's fine, I suppose. He's in school to change careers anyway, so this shall pass.

 

[disneynutt1225]

When I worked in a bank FT we were salaried and we'd get time and a half on Saturdays. As others have said, it depends on how your job is classified. But, it is possible.

 

[drgnfly30]

Nope... of course my boss is very flexible & will often let me go early or not make up time used for appts. & such - a little unofficial 'comp' time for the extra hours I work.

 

[GeorgeG]

Before I retired I worked in a management job that was salary and the company had exempt and non-exempt classification as mentioned earlier. Although my job was at the exempt level, the company allowed us to be non-exempt with VP approval, which we got because the job required lots of extra hours and shifts and there were only a handful of us qualified to do a critical job. We got time and a half. Without overtime we would all have bailed so we had some leverage.

Now, I'm straight salary, but they pay me for not working (pension). Neat concept, I think!

 

[shellybaxter]

I am an exempt employee and I don't get comp or OT but it is a very flexible job. If I have a drs appt I just go, no claiming sick leave or anything, unless I am gone more than half or a day, then I take an entire day of leave (whether it is sick or vacation). Some weeks I work the same amount of hours as the hourly employees (37.5) and others I work 45plus. There are laws in California about not being able to work more than so many hours per week (70 I believe) and I think we can't work seven days a week, we must have a day off in a seven day period (I'm not positive about that though since I only work m-f)

 

[Aidensmom]

No overtime, no comp time, and a very unflexible supervisor.

At our company, I think being "salaried" just means they will work you to death for little money.

 

[JoiseyMom]

It all depends on how the job is classified. If it is classified as professional or managerial, it probably is not eligible for overtime. In my company (major insurance co), all full time workers are salaried. Your job is classified as "exempt" (no overtime, no time records except for vacation or sick) or "non-exempt" (eligible for overtime, careful time records have to be kept). There are laws regarding eligibility for overtime. I've heard of companies who had to give backpay because they inaccurately classified workers as not eligible for overtime. There are also laws regarding comp time. In my company, the comp time has to be taken in the same week in lieu of overtime pay.

Unfortunately, I am in the "exempt" category. I got up Monday morning at 3:00am for a 6:00am flight to MN and did not return home until 11:00pm Tuesday night. No overtime or comp time.

Nod, I was a salaried employ, and I received OT, but I was not supposed to get time and 1/2. They were wrong. After I had left the job, I got a nice hefty check . I was a happy camper .

 

[Tracey1974]

Before I went back to work after maternity leave to 4 days/week, our company had pretty much stated that "standard working hours" are Mon-Fri from 7:45am until at least 6:30pm and weekends if needed. I am a recruiter so when our positions need to be filled, we are staying. We were on salary- not hourly.


Thankfully, since I have been there for 5 years, I was approved to have an "alternate" schedule f of 8-5 Mon-Thu and get 80% of my salary.

Yeah- no OT at ALL!