In computing overtime each day’s work stands alone.
This means that overtime pay is calculated separately for each shift that overtime is worked.
Example: Overtime on more than one shift
Minh is a full-time employee.
This week Minh worked 2 hours of overtime on Tuesday and 4 hours of overtime on Thursday.
Minh’s employer pays him for 2 hours at 150% of his ordinary hourly rate for the overtime worked on Tuesday.
The overtime Minh worked on Thursday is calculated separately and he’s paid for 3 hours at 150% of his ordinary hourly rate and 1 hour at 200% of his ordinary hourly rate.
What happens if overtime goes past midnight?
The overtime period continues even if the shift goes past midnight.
Example: Overtime continues past midnight
Anne is a full-time employee.
She worked overtime from 10pm Tuesday to 2am Wednesday.
Anne is paid 150% of her ordinary hourly rate for her first 3 hours of overtime, from 10pm on Tuesday to 1am on Wednesday and 1 hour at 200% of her ordinary hourly rate for the rest of her overtime shift.
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