Can an employee work overtime in a week in which the employee takes furlough leave?
No. The intent of the legislation is to reduce budget liability due to salaries. If an employee takes furlough leave and subsequently needs to work additional hours in the same pay week, the employee should record this as a temporary change in the days or hours worked. For example: a full-time employee normally works Monday through Friday. On Monday, he takes off 8 hours as furlough leave. In that same pay week, the employee is notified in advance that he will need to work 6 hours on Saturday. Two hours of furlough leave would be recorded on Monday and 6 hours of straight time would be recorded on Saturday. The timesheet comments would reflect the change in the hours worked. Additionally, an employee may not work overtime in the same pay period as unpaid furlough leave without the Department of Administration and Department of Personnels pre-approval.
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