Employee Handbook - Baptist Memorial Online

OvertimeBecause of the around-the-clock nature of health care work assignments,it may occasionally be necessary for employees towork some overtime. When the need for overtime arises, employeesare expected to work overtime if requested by their managers.Overtime will be considered time worked in one week inexcess of 40 hours for those employees who are eligible forovertime compensation as defined by federal law. All overtimemust be authorized by the appropriate supervisor/manager.Eligible employees as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Actwho work overtime as described above will be paid at one andone-half times their regular rate for the overtime hours. Paid absencesare not counted as time worked and therefore not includedin the calculation of overtime.Shift DifferentialA shift differential is paid to employees in eligible positions forthe evening (normally 3-11) and night (normally 11-7) shifts. Theamount of shift differential may vary depending on job classification;therefore, employees should consult their supervisors or thehuman resources department if they have any questions regardingthe amount for their shifts. To be eligible for shift differentialpay, employees must work a minimum number of hours duringthe designated shift.On-Call/RecallBecause of the nature of health care, all employees are subject tobeing called back to work during emergency situations. In caseswhere the likelihood of an emergency can be anticipated, an employeemay be placed in an on-call status for a limited time period.Employees who are on-call are expected to be available tobe called in and are expected to respond within a reasonabletime span as determined and communicated by their managers.Predetermined on-call hours that have been approved by managementare compensated at a predetermined amount. Shouldan on-call employee be recalled to work, the on-call compensationwill cease for the period of time that the employee is actuallyworking and will begin again when the employee returns toan on-call status.24