Common use of Irregular or Occasional Overtime Clause in Contracts

Irregular or Occasional Overtime. a) For each exempt employee who works a basic 40-hour work schedule or a compressed work schedule and whose rate of basic pay does not exceed the maximum rate for GS-10 (GS-10, Step 10) and who performs irregular or occasional overtime work outside of the employee’s normal tour of duty, the employee shall be compensated by the payment of overtime, or at the request of an employee, the Employer may grant compensatory time off from an employee’s tour of duty instead of overtime pay, for an equal amount of irregular or occasional overtime work. b) For each employee who works a basic 40-hour work schedule or a compressed work schedule and who rate of pay exceeds the maximum rate for GS-10 (GS-10, Step 10), the employee shall be compensated for overtime work, which is irregular or occasional, with either an equivalent amount of compensatory time off from the employee’s tour or overtime pay in accordance with Section 21.02(b)(2) above which is solely at the discretion of the Employer.