OT RATE

[Twingrlie]

Christmas OT for Regs is paid on your Relief Day, if you go over your WEEKLY evaluation, if you work more than 56 hours, or if you woright over 12 hours in a day.
Guarantee period starto Mid-October every year So Oct. 12 this year.

So just to be clear, during Dec 5-25 regulars only get OT after 12 hrs a day or 56 in a week just like the normal time of the year?

 

[neciat]

Or, over the route evaluation.

 

[gotstamps]

So just to be clear, during Dec 5-25 regulars only get OT after 12 hrs a day or 56 in a week just like the normal time of the year?

No. OT for over 12 hours And/Or hours worked over your weekly evaluation. Although the 56 would still apply, you’d hit your eval first.
Nothing changes for RCAs except those on Aux routes. Aux routes are paid ACTUAL HOURS for those 3 weeks regardless of the eval.

 

[Twingrlie]

No. OT for over 12 hours And/Or hours worked over your weekly evaluation. Although the 56 would still apply, you’d hit your eval first.
Nothing changes for RCAs except those on Aux routes. Aux routes are paid ACTUAL HOURS for those 3 weeks regardless of the eval.

Got it.

 

[Morty]

Thanks for resurrecting this post.

All: take a look at lite blue at last years Christmas no OT period and report back the results. Were you right or wrong? Disappointed or delighted?

 

[Gotrope]

No. OT for over 12 hours And/Or hours worked over your weekly evaluation. Although the 56 would still apply, you’d hit your eval first.
Nothing changes for RCAs except those on Aux routes. Aux routes are paid ACTUAL HOURS for those 3 weeks regardless of the eval.

I would really hope across the country, stewards are reminding each other of the rules - especially for the aux routes. Let's share some pre holiday educational materials in hopes to avoid some poor unfortunate souls, painful paycheck.

 

[Pink Elephant]

Got it.

No. OT for over 12 hours And/Or hours worked over your weekly evaluation. Although the 56 would still apply, you’d hit your eval first.
Nothing changes for RCAs except those on Aux routes. Aux routes are paid ACTUAL HOURS for those 3 weeks regardless of the eval.

I'm AUX carrier. What if I go over 40 hours in actual hours? Am I still paid actual hours after 40 hours?

 

[Deer Smearer]

I'm AUX carrier. What if I go over 40 hours in actual hours? Am I still paid actual hours after 40 hours?

As a substitute carrier, every time you go over 40 hours you get paid actual time. Straight time for 40, 1.5x for hours over 40.

In the over 40 hours case it doesn’t matter what time of year it is.

 

[Pink Elephant]

As a substitute carrier, every time you go over 40 hours you get paid actual time. Straight time for 40, 1.5x for hours over 40.

In the over 40 hours case it doesn’t matter what time of year it is.

Thank you.

My route evaluation is 39.5, but now I'm having a hard time to make it under evaluation due to this covid little Christmas. I'm pretty sure I will be over 40 hours on this Christmas time.

 

[psd181]

Simple, Pay since beginning of Guarantee Period / total hours worked. Then it's 150% of that total.
For example :
$15,000 / 500 hours = $30 per hour Then all Christmas OT hours are paid at $45 per hour.

I usually take 20 to 25 days of leave in Nov. So I have a OT rate around $55 per hour

 

[MiddleOfNowhere]

i don't usually look at hourly rate, but checked it when seeing this thread.. we've had a rural out with covid for a couple weeks, and have been delivering 2-3 hours of the other route, after delivering my own. step 12- pay is 30.97 an hour, and ot rate at 50.47. was enough to make after tax take home in excess of $4700, this pay period. wouldn't want to do it, on an extended time frame, but wasn't terrible for a couple weeks.

 

[Twingrlie]

Just an FYI, there’s a cap to how much OT that can be paid out per week for regulars and it’s 12 hours for us. Seems like BS but if you’re soaking up the OT just know they’ll cap you out.

 

[FrozenToes]

Just an FYI, there’s a cap to how much OT that can be paid out per week for regulars and it’s 12 hours for us. Seems like BS but if you’re soaking up the OT just know they’ll cap you out.

Including DACA 5 ?

 

[hockey94]

Just an FYI, there’s a cap to how much OT that can be paid out per week for regulars and it’s 12 hours for us. Seems like BS but if you’re soaking up the OT just know they’ll cap you out.

What do you mean by 'they'll cap you out" ? You only get 12 hrs of OT and hrs after, you are paid your regular hourly rate ?

 

[Gotrope]

There is no 12 hour cap here. We have carrier's getting 20+ a week OT. Paid each check.

 

[hockey94]

There is no 12 hour cap here. We have carrier's getting 20+ a week OT. Paid each check.

I obviously never heard of a possible cap on OT, but, its the damn PO, so who the hell knows !

Sounds like a rather questionable practice limting OT hours.

 

[just4answers]

I obviously never heard of a possible cap on OT, but, its the damn PO, so who the hell knows !

Sounds like a rather questionable practice limting OT hours.

Questionable? We do work for the Post Office!!!

 

[Skierstmoritz]

No such thing as an ot cap! Ask for proof in writing. You are being cheated out of hard earned pay. Screw the grievance, call the inspectors and get the idiots fired.

 

[Haychica]

Guess there'd be no reason to get in a big hurry on Sunday's.... js.... how slow can you go.... it'd be sorta like being a clerk or city side peep... clock milkers.... ?‍ ?

I love Sundays..and so do the customers...every package to the door...you get what you pay for

 

[Voglio-il mio]

No such thing as an ot cap! Ask for proof in writing. You are being cheated out of hard earned pay. Screw the grievance, call the inspectors and get the idiots fired.

The only thing close to being a cap on OT is the 2240 hours per year. With that just being a benchmark to the preferred maximum USPS wants to pay due to having to recalculate an individuals pay for the year!