collective bargaining agreement contract between - Bureau of Indian ...

Article 15Overtime/Compensatory TimeSection 1. Employee AssignmentsEmployees who are required by Management to work overtime will be compensated in accordance withapplicable laws and regulations.Section 2. DistributionRecords showing the overtime distribution for bargaining unit employees will be maintained and madeavailable to the Union upon request. Normally, the opportunity to perform overtime work will be madeavailable to all qualified employees as overtime work becomes necessary. Consistent with missionrequirements, first consideration in assignment of overtime will be given to employees currentlyperforming the work. Second consideration will be given to other qualified employees in the assignmentof overtime/holiday work. Supervisors are responsible for making overtime assignments.Section 3. ExcusalAn employee, upon request, should be released from an overtime assignment if it is determined bymanagement that a qualified replacement is available and willing to work.Section 4. Callback PayCallback pay occurs when an employee is called back after having been dismissed for the day aftercompletion of the normal tour of duty. The employee will receive pay for at least two (2) hours induration for the purpose of premium pay, either in money or compensatory time off at the employee’schoice. Overtime will be paid in fifteen (15) minute increments after the first two (2) hours.Section 5. Compensatory TimeA. Compensatory time off is time off with pay in lieu of overtime pay for irregular or occasionalovertime work, or under flexible work schedules, time off with pay in lieu of overtime pay forregularly scheduled, or irregular or occasional overtime work. At the request of the followingtypes of employees, the agency may grant compensatory time off from the employee’s tour ofduty instead of overtime payment for an equal amount of overtime work:(1) Employees who are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), i.e., employeesconsidered “Nonexempt” from the FLSA;(2) General Schedule (GS) employees who are “Exempt” (not covered) by the FLSA andearn less than the maximum pay of a GS-10; and(3) Federal wage system employees.55