By: HASH

HASH — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:13:10 +0000

Do you mean that you get comp-time off for those weekends and 16 hour days? Basically, are you able to take off a full 2 days at some later point in the year, if you worked through the weekend?

If so, I think that’s legit. If not, then they are getting free labor out of you and making pure profit for using a resource that they are getting for nothing. I believe it’s okay to do this once in a while, I just don’t think it’s right for an employer to expect it.

Another question you might ask: if your employer charges a higher rate for when you work over the weekend, do you get compensated more as well?

By: David Seruyange

David Seruyange — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:50:39 +0000

So, just out of curiosity, what do you think of the “comp time” angle? My employer, a small consulting company, would like for us to track overtime and take it off at some point in the future, probably when things are a bit slow and projects are lacking. But I dunno – after a few trips to Australia (16 hour days) over the weekend and this week, I’m kind of wondering about that. Especially if they bill the client for our time hourly.

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