Dear striking teachers in Wisconsin...

[Growler]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

If they was working those 60 hours in one job instead of two wouldn't they be getting a hell of a lot more money.


I havn't either, but anthing over the 37 or 38.5 or 39 or 40 or whichever it is in that country at the time has been at the time has always been paid as overtime unless its on price.

Many folks working multiple jobs are working across different employers, where rather than a 40 hour and 20 hour, they're on two 30 hour gigs. In many US states, an employee must regularly work 32+ hours across several weeks to be eligible for benefits as a full time employee; that 30 hours a week doesn't come close to the Federal Government mandated 40 hour then overtime rates criteria. So, unless they work over 40 hours, they get hourly pay at base rate.

"On price" I'm guessing means the same as "salaried" or "contracted" here in the States - in which case, you are still only required to meet the minimum 40 hour work week - but many employers take advantage of the contract status and mandate 50 or 60 hour work weeks at base salary - which is illegal, but rarely enforced.