Overtime Compensation for FLSA Non. Exempt Emergency Services Dispatch Employees. Overtime compensation shall be as follows except where Federal or State laws, or this contract, provide differently. The definition of overtime is defined as the computation of all hours worked by an Emergency Services Dispatcher or Senior Emergency Services Dispatcher beyond the total hours of a normal pay week. (i.e., 40 hours per week). Except in emergencies, no dispatcher shall work overtime unless overtime is necessary and he or she has prior approval of the department head or his/her designee. The County will pay overtime in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act as long as said act has legal force and effect over the County. The Dispatcher must designate on an “Overtime Time Card” whether they wish to receive pay at the time plus one-half pay rate, or receive hours at the time plus one- half rate to be placed into their compensatory time off bank. Example: Eight hours of overtime is 12 hours of compensatory time off. A Dispatcher may suggest to his or her immediate supervisor dates on which he or she would like to use their compensatory time. The immediate supervisor and/or department head will give consideration to the dispatcher’s suggested dates. The sole and final responsibility for deciding the compensatory time off remains the prerogative of the department head. When it is impractical to grant compensatory time off within a reasonable period, the department head or his/her designee shall recommend that the dispatcher be paid for the overtime hours. Payment beyond the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act may be provided for in this contract. An emergency services dispatcher or Senior Emergency Services Dispatcher may choose to be compensated at time and one half off in lieu of time and one half pay for overtime worked up to a maximum of 120 hours. The dispatcher is responsible to request and obtain approval to take this time off. Management reserves the right to schedule time off but agrees to show a good faith effort to xxxxx said time as requested by the dispatcher. Each dispatcher can request up to five days of compensatory time off during each of the semi-annual time off bids.
