The Oregon state employee., July 01, 1951, Page 13, Image 13

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OVERTIME PAY:
STATE OF OREGON
position is allocated to a class with a
minimum salary in excess of $350 per
month for a 40-hour week.”
Following is the Oregon Civil Serv­
ice rule on overtime pay: (Bold face
type inserted editorially). I
“The employment and program of
work of each department shall be so
arranged as to reduce to a minimum
the necessity for overtime work except
under emergency conditions. Overtime
The OSEA has been handed another
shall normally he compensated for by job to' do. A kind of a job, however,
compensatory time off. Overtime shall that the Association should consider
be worked only if approval is received a privilege and an honor to have been
from the director and budget director chosen to do in Salem. Yes, the OSEA
prior to accrual of such overtime. /has been selected by the Salem Com­
Where necessity for such overtime oc­ munity Chest to spearhead and handle
curs regularly or periodically, approval the 1951 fund collection, among the
may be granted to an appointing au­ State Employees in Salem, for this
thority on an overall basis, based upon highly deserving community service
uniformity and equality of treatment organization. Privileged, yes, because
as among employees and departments only the most public spirited indivi-;
in the state service. Compensation for duals and groups are entrusted to car­
overtime either by cash or compensa­ ry out this important task. Honored,
tory time off, shall be at the rate of decidedly sor, because the selection of
time and one-half. Compensatory time O SEA to do this job is positive proof
off for overtime worked shall be given that our assqciation is being rapidly
by the departments as soon as possible recognized as a leader in the field of
and must be given within one year public endeavor. Our strength, our
after the end of conditions necessitating success ip varied activities, our repu­
such overtime. Overtime is defined as tation of unselfish participation in
time worked in excess of the regularly community projects, and more impor­
scheduled work days or the regularly tant, our prestige as a group of fair-
scheduled work week. Work performed dealing and hard-working public em­
on Sundays or holidays w h i c h fall ployees is gaining for the association,
within the regular work schedule shall the respect of our civic leaders and
not be regarded as overtime work ex­ the general public.
cept that employees who work on holW
The State Employees share of the
days shall be granted time off equal governmental quota of Salem Commu­
to the time worked as provided in nity Chest is $10,500. If we all stop
Rule X V II, Sec. 2, in lieu of the holi­ and consider how fortunate we are to
day. When work performed on holi­ live in and be a part of such a-won­
days is not a part of the regular work derful community before filling out
schedule such work shall be consid­ our pledge cards, I am positive that
ered as overtime and compensated for we all will find it possible to increase
at the rate of time and one-half. Ap­ our gifts to some extent and thus as­
pointing authorities with the approval sure success in reaching the goal.
of the director may exempt field, in­
May I explain that it is not the wish
spection, protection and enforcement of the Community Chest leaders and
positions which cannot be confined to workers that an individual create a
rigid work schedules or other positions financial hardship by pledging an im­
which have unusual work conditions, mediate cash contribution. It is, much
from the payment of overtime either more desirable that an individual con­
by cash or compensatory time off, sider a larger gift than originally con­
providing such exemption is applied templated and -that the pledge be paid
equitably among employees with sim­ in four installments extended through­
ilar work assignments. Overtime com­ out the year and at the convenience
pensation, either by cash or compen­ of the donor.
satory time off, shall normally not ac­
R. M. Ashby,
crue for any salaried employee whose
President, OSEA.
OSEA to Assist
Community Chest