Special shift work (after 5 PM and before 6AM) is paid at a higher rate per the DIR. How should we document time of day worked and does this special shift pay apply?
A. If the bargaining agreement states work begun after 5:00 p.m. is a special shift, then you would use the special single and second shift wage rate determination. For example, Operating Engineers, South, consider work done between 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. a “single shift.” Shifts that cover more than one day use the first day for documentation on the CPR. If an employee had a shift from 8pm to 4am, overtime would be paid for any hours worked beyond 8 hours in any calendar day.
