Under certain circumstances, we can "bend the rules" a bit.

These circumstances are:

• the employee wants to work extra time
• the company does not have any work that needs to be done at overtime rates
• management does not ask or imply that overtime is needed. (If management asks or implies that overtime is needed, then overtime is paid at overtime rates.)

If all three criteria are met and the employee and his manager agree about the arrangement, then for each 1.5 extra hours worked, the employee records 1 hour OT on his timecard. So, for example, 3 extra hours would be put on the time card as 2 hours OT, and paid at 2 hours at time-and-a-half.

This practice is technically illegal, but we do it only for the employees' benefit. We do not do this as a way of getting more work for less money from employees.