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Originally Posted by MJM
I'm not even for a bonus plan. Someone just mentioned here that the office workers get bonus plans, and i'm pointing out they are for tangible results. Not just accumulating as many hours as one possible can at time and a half.
I'm all for telling them there's no more OT unless specifically required (Like a detective), and hiring more frontline officers to fill those shifts at a lower cost. Even if the city gave every officer a 5k pay raise to compensate for no overtime and bonus, they'd still be miles ahead given over 25% of their staff is already making over $100,000 because of OT.
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This is getting painful.
First of all, it is cheaper to pay an employee 40 hours of double time than it is to pay 2 employees for 40 hours of straight time. I would imagine that for the cops this would be even more true than just a standard office employee.
Second, having a professional designation does not exclude you from being paid overtime. It does give the employer the opportunity to label you 'exempt' but it is not a foregone conclusion. I know plenty of professionals that collect overtime pay.
Third, there are plenty of unions that employ professionals, and if you look at the HAY system of ranking union staff there is a professional designation within there.
I find it painful that you have claimed to be an expert in STIPs, and paid quite well, too. It is an obvious mis-use of corporate dollars, as the mis-information you are stating within this thread indicates that you are fairly unknowledgeable in the field of HR or total compensation.
Just another corporate shill that gets paid too much to know too little. It appears to be altogether too common in private industry these days.