Understanding Differentials and Overtime

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I'm trying to understand...:confused:

Let's presume a $21/hr base in a FL hospital working overnights. The differential is $9/hr. Is there always a differential added on to the hourly b/c it's overnight? Also, is overtime calculated with the differential? I'm gonna take a stab at a 48 hrs...4 12-hr shifts.

Ex. $21+$9=$30/hr

$30 x 40 = $1200

$30 x 1.5 = $45/hr-ot

$45 x 8 hrs = $360/8hr-ot pay

$1200 + $360 = $1560/wk

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

That's quite a nice differential!!!

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

Sorry, I forgot to answer the question I was so in Awe of the shift dif..I think almost always the overtime is based on the hourly without the differential....Am I right there?

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

Wow, $9 shift differental for nights? Here it's usually 3 or 4 dollars.

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7th post

https://allnurses.com/forums/f141/florida-hospital-orlando-328841.html

Although you can't read everything you read on the internet, I just used it as a point of reference.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
I'm trying to understand...:confused:

Let's presume a $21/hr base in a FL hospital working overnights. The differential is $9/hr. Is there always a differential added on to the hourly b/c it's overnight? Also, is overtime calculated with the differential? I'm gonna take a stab at a 48 hrs...4 12-hr shifts.

Ex. $21+$9=$30/hr

$30 x 40 = $1200

$30 x 1.5 = $45/hr-ot

$45 x 8 hrs = $360/8hr-ot pay

$1200 + $360 = $1560/wk

In my institution, OT is based upon my hourly rate which includes the diff. I work night shift. Not all hospitals pay a diff, you have to find out about the insitution you're looking at. I've been at some that paid a great diff, some that paid nothing.

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

Wow great diff!!!

Where I work it would be figured differently. Using your numbers:

48hrs X $21 = 1008.00

48hrs X $9 (NOC) = 432.00

8hrs (OT) X (21 X .5) = 84.00 *** OT is 1.5 X base pay, base pay is included in the 1st line

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$1524.00/wk of course that's before taxes,...after taxes it's about $56.95 :banghead::clown::eek:

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Thanks for the help!

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Specializes in ER, Peds ER.

You need to check with the institution because it can vary from place to place. The last hospital I worked at calculated OT including the diffs, my current hospital does not. Diffs for nights can also vary. A 9 dollar night diff may not always be paid through out your entire shift. Again it all depends on place.

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

Where I've worked, overtime is either anything over the shift you were scheduled to work, or anything over 40 hours for the week.

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You also should be aware of how your employer considers the timing of the workday. I worked for an employer for years, almost entirely night shift, before I found out that technically, since they began their new work day with the 7-3 shift, starting at 0700, that the time I worked from 2300 to 0700, was for the previous day for purposes of paying overtime. Wow, the things you find out when you think you know what's going on!!!:eek:

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Specializes in cardiac, ortho, med surg, oncology.

Interesting thread and I am glad that someone brought this up. I would like other's interpretation of the following:

"Overtime is to be calculated at one and one-half times an employee's hourly base rate of pay, including shift differential, if applicable."

I interpret this to mean that if base pay is 32/hr, differential is 4/hr for an hourly wage of 36/hr then overtime would be calculated to be 54/hr. What do you all think?

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