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Overtime doesn't apply to white collar workers. I've not heard of OSHA being involved in employer IP issues, nor in any software engineering environment. Dest
by aneth4 14y ago
Overtime doesn't apply to white collar workers.
I've not heard of OSHA being involved in employer IP issues, nor in any software engineering environment.
Destroying something the company claims as their IP would subject someone to some serious criminal and civil liability.
Also, if the guy didn't like his job, he'd probably find another one. I get the sense he wants to keep this one and maintain a civil employment.
- noonespecial 14y ago>Overtime doesn't apply to white collar workers. Not necessarily true. Its a big can of worms that I suspect an employer might not want to pry open. http://www.flsa.com/overtime.html http://www.flsa.com/overtime.html http://www.flsa.com/computer.html http://www.flsa.com/computer.html
- grabeh 14y agoMore importantly, this is UK-based employment, and consequently, unless specifically available in the contract, overtime would not generally be available in this scenario.
- rmc 14y agoOvertime doesn't apply to white collar workers. Maybe in places like USA which has very poor employment law. However in the EU there isn't really that distinction, and employment law applies to all employees.
- jetti 14y ago>Overtime doesn't apply to white collar workers. Not true. Software developers are mostly exempt, but there are some that will be non-exempt from overtime based on their salary. If the person makes less than $455 a week as salaried or less than $27.63 an hour as an hourly employeed then they will be non-exempt (http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/fairpay/fs17e_computer.htm). However, I have a feeling it would be hard to find somebody paid at that rate.
- aneth4 14y agoSorry, forgot about all those software engineers in the US making less than $455/week or $27.63/hr. Right on.
- mturmon 14y agoI have a developer working for me who HR has decided is overtime-eligible, and he makes more like 3x that. If I understand the law correctly (e.g., http://www.itstime.com/may2006.htm http://www.itstime.com/may2006.htm) having pay above the $455/week threshold is only one of the conditions for being overtime-exempt; the other conditions have to do with extent of job responsibility.
- rhizome 14y agoLast I checked, about 5 years ago in California, the salary cut off was much higher: $105K+.