Jason Baker said: Keith, that is how i have always done it but your last sentence seems to contradict. If He worked 45 hours ,5 hours holiday and 5 hours over time should we owe him 10 hours 1.5x ?
I have never done it that way. But the argument seems to hold some water.
I think where the confusion might be is where did he work the extra hours over 40? Is he counting the 5 hours worked on the holiday as regular time, then when all the hours add up he is getting those 5 as overtime? You either count the time worked on the holiday as automatic overtime, then you only count the actual hours worked or you just count the hours over 40 as overtime. It almost sounds like a double dipping.
I know how our city does it, if we work the actual holiday and do not take the holiday off some other time in our work week, we get automatic OT for those hours worked on the holiday. If they want to "take their holiday" and they are scheduled to work the holiday, they will take another day off during the week.
I have one guy who's normal schedule is Sunday - Thursday, he will take his holiday on Thursday, the other guy who works the Tuesday -Saturday schedule will take his holiday on Tuesday. I could take my holiday on Wednesday since both my full timers will be here, but it will depend on the weather as well. You don't say if they will earn any holiday pay if they don't work on the holiday. What I end up doing in season is work the holiday to set up the course and take automatic OT, then I also will work a regular 40 hours and then I get 8 hours of straight time for our paid holiday. So I will have about 48 hours of straight time and whatever I worked the holiday as OT, while the hours worked on the holiday maybe be overtime, any other overtime has to be work that is more then 40 hours. As I read this it's about as clear as mud, but hopefully someone understands.
Mel