How not to cut overtime costs

This company buys a big competitor, which means IT has to integrate several divisions -- and that, in turn, is requiring lots of overtime, reports a pilot fish on the scene.

"At least they were paying overtime, even for contractors," fish says. "They also brought in real dinners and put people up in hotels when necessary.

"Then management decided that overtime costs were way too high. New policy: Overtime will only be paid after an additional two hours are worked during the week, with a minimum of four hours for working overtime on weekends.

"I guess the idea was to catch the people who stuck around only a short time or popped into the office to check on a run during the weekend.

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