Who will be responsible for overtime pay?
How overtime will be handled should be included in Part II of the Event Agreement or contract to eliminate any possibility of misunderstanding. Normally, it should be in accordance with existing procedures as if the deployment were within the Assisting Party’s home locality. However, some flexibility is provided here as well. The goal is, when it’s all over, to have accomplished a safe deployment that will have been truly helpful and cost-effective from everybody’s perspective. In the spirit of SMA, it is very important that Assisting Parties not be perceived as having taken monetary advantage of the situation.
