standby and overtime policy and acting allowance

Employees earning more than the overtime earnings threshold provided for in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act but occupy a position level 7 to 19(or equivalent grades), may be remunerated for overtime worked or may be provided time off in lieu of payment for overtime, subject to the provisions of this policy.. Overtime work is subject to prior written approval by a competent authority and no overtime may be worked without such written approval being obtained, except in cases of work related to emergency situations where work has to be done without delay owing to circumstances for which the employer could not reasonably have expected to make provision for and which cannot be performed by employees during their ordinary hours of work.. Council will provide an employee with a meal limited to an amount as determined by the Breede Valley Municipality Manager his nominee when an employee is expected to work overtime during an emergency situation and when such emergency overtime work continues for more than four hours after the employee’s ordinary working hours.. Employees who are earning more than the threshold but fall between post levels 7 to 19 may qualify for payment of overtime worked subject to the following conditions: (1) The Director or his nominee agrees with the employee before overtime is worked that of the hours worked 100 paid overtime or 60 will be paid overtime and 40 to be taken as time off.. b) In exceptional cases the Accounting Officer (Municipal Manager) may consider to approve overtime allowance base on the principle of unavoidability Page 9 of 11 BREEDE VALLEY MUNICIPALITY ACTING POLICY SECTION 57 POST APRIL 2010 1..