WHEREAS - Watsonville California

1.2.1 Time and one-half will be paid for all overtime over the
normal 40-hour work period. Paid time off shall be counted
as time worked. Employees working in the City’s sanitation,
water or wastewater operation are exempt from this schedule
and will work pursuant to the paragraph 1.2.2.
1.2.2 Employees of the City’s sanitation, water or wastewater
operation will be paid time and one-half for all overtime over
the normal 40-hour work period. Any employee of the
sanitation, water or wastewater operation working on a
holiday will be paid straight time for the day plus time and
one-half for the hours worked on the holiday.
1.2.3 In the event that an employee has worked in excess of eight
(8) hours on any day(s) of the week up to Friday, the
employee may take off the amount of hours which he has
worked in excess of forty (40) hours in that work week. This
option is available on Fridays and shall occur only with the
permission of the supervisor. If the supervisor does not allow
the option or if the employee elects not to take time off, the
employee shall receive overtime compensation.
1.2.4 Employees may maintain a compensatory bank of up to 40
hours. Upon utilization of compensatory time and reducing
accruals below the 40 hour limit, employees may earn
additional compensatory time off.
Use of compensatory time off shall be subject to the approval
of the Department Head and may not interfere with the
efficient operation of any department.
1.2.5 Any employee who works six (6) straight days without two
days off will receive one and one half (1 1/2) times their
regular rate for hours worked on the seventh day and
thereafter until the employee has two days off.
1.3 On Call/Call Back Pay
Covered employees who are required to be on call shall be
compensated at the rate of Two Hundred and Ten Dollars ($210.00)
per week in addition to their regular pay. Covered employees who
are called back to work shall receive a minimum of three (3) hours
overtime compensation except when such recall is an extension of
their regular workday, either before or after the assigned work
period. The three-hour minimum covers all calls completed within
the three hour period.
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