Night Differential

[Delta Tango]

I was reading up on night differential and stumbled on something on OPM that discussed night differential being paid for the entire shift if the majority(greater than 50%) of hours worked fall under the 6pm to 6am window. So my question is for federal employees(FAA and DOD) is if you work the mid shift are you guys being paid the 10% for your whole shift or only the portion from 6pm-6am.

 

[Nothanks]

Quote the opm information you are referring to. I’ve never seen the 50% thing.

Controllers under the slate book get paid in accordance with art 108.

 

[Delta Tango]

Quote the opm information you are referring to. I’ve never seen the 50% thing.

Controllers under the slate book get paid in accordance with art 108.

Night Pay for General Schedule Employees

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[CoffeeIV]

I think you're referring to: Night Shift Differential for Federal Wage System Employees

I don't think we're considered "prevailing rate employees" but I'm not familiar with the term.

If we are, I do wonder if that was always the case because our contract is less than that or my math is terrible (probably). The site states we would get 7.5% between 3pm and midnight or 10% between midnight and 8am if majority of hours are worked are between 3pm and 8am.

With our contract:
2-10 shift - 4 hours of night diff averages 5%
3-11 shift - 5 hours of night diff averages 6.25%

 

[Nothanks]

Night Pay for General Schedule Employees

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I see nothing about “greater than 50 hours”

 

[Somenewguy]

If you're not on a GS scale, I assume you're not a GS employee, so these rules wouldn't be for you.

 

[FightingIrish2012]

Hilarious that the standard position for government employees appear to be that if you work 50% of you shift between 6pm-6am you get night differential the whole time, but NATCA seems to have negotiated a shittier deal with them itemizing it by hour lol.

 

[Nothanks]

Hilarious that the standard position for government employees appear to be that if you work 50% of you shift between 6pm-6am you get night differential the whole time, but NATCA seems to have negotiated a shittier deal with them itemizing it by hour lol.

“Appears”. You don’t even know what you’re talking about

 

[32andBelow]

“Appears”. You don’t even know what you’re talking about

Then explain if you know

 

[Redacted]

Hilarious that the standard position for government employees appear to be that if you work 50% of you shift between 6pm-6am you get night differential the whole time, but NATCA seems to have negotiated a shittier deal with them itemizing it by hour lol.

Federal Employees - Sunday Premium Pay

An employee is entitled to Sunday premium pay equal to 25 percent of his or her rate of basic pay for each hour of Sunday work. For this purpose, Sunday work consists of nonovertime work during an employee's regularly scheduled basic tour of duty (not to exceed 8 hours) that begins or ends on a...

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It’s the same for Sunday pay. That said, the original OPM policy doesn’t allow for Sunday pay on overtime it appears, so instead of some crews that are in the building twice on a Sunday getting 16 hours of Sunday pay, they made it so the senior controllers with Sunday off get 1.75x pay when they come in on a Sunday for overtime. Best of both worlds for them, worse for the junior controllers who work sundays anyway.

 

[RH316]

Federal Employees - Sunday Premium Pay

An employee is entitled to Sunday premium pay equal to 25 percent of his or her rate of basic pay for each hour of Sunday work. For this purpose, Sunday work consists of nonovertime work during an employee's regularly scheduled basic tour of duty (not to exceed 8 hours) that begins or ends on a...

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It’s the same for Sunday pay. That said, the original OPM policy doesn’t allow for Sunday pay on overtime it appears, so instead of some crews that are in the building twice on a Sunday getting 16 hours of Sunday pay, they made it so the senior controllers with Sunday off get 1.75x pay when they come in on a Sunday for overtime. Best of both worlds for them, worse for the junior controllers who work sundays anyway.

I get held over for 2 hour every Sunday on my shift for OT. I get both diffs. I work 7-3 Sundays. Get held over almost every other week. Last PP I had 20’hours Sunday pay.

 

[Redacted]

I get held over for 2 hour every Sunday on my shift for OT. I get both diffs. I work 7-3 Sundays. Get held over almost every other week. Last PP I had 20’hours Sunday pay.

I understand that.

But, based on the OPM manual, someone who works 5:30-1:30 Sunday morning would get 8 hours. Then when they turn around and work the mid that night, 10:30pm Sunday to 6:30am Monday would qualify for another 8 hours— because the shift either begins or ends on Sunday.