§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her policy is on overtime payments for staff in her Department. [49122]
§ Ms HewittThe Department is clear that overtime should be an exception. If regular overtime is required, management should consider how the work can be accomplished in ways other than by continued overtime.
Where overtime is necessary, all staff below the senior civil service are entitled to receive payment, or time off in lieu, or both, for work carried out in addition to weekly conditioned hours (41 in London and 42 hours outside London).
Staff in the senior civil service are not entitled to receive payment for overtime.
933WFor all staff working part-time, payments are made for additional hours worked up to the weekly conditioned hours. Payments for hours worked beyond net conditioned hours are available as above.