Let’s take a look at this method of calculating overtime pay for shift work, shall we?
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Due to a shortage of staff and the difficulty in recruiting new employees, the company has decided to change from the original four-shift, three-shift rotation to a three-shift, two-shift rotation. So, there is the issue of overtime work at this point. Our company’s formula for overtime pay is: Overtime pay = 【(Basic salary + Position-specific salary) / 174 hours】X (Monthly working hours – 174)X 1.5. I’m not sure if this formula is correct. I personally don’t think it’s very accurate, but I got reprimanded by my supervisor when I discussed it with him; he said I couldn’t even do such a simple calculation correctly, which was really frustrating! As I understand it, there’s no issue with the formula 【(basic salary + position-specific salary) / 174 hours】; it’s actually a prescribed formula. The only problem is that in the calculation of (monthly working hours – 174), 174 should not be used as the subtraction value – 166.4 should be used instead. Using my calculation method, we can earn nearly 300 more yuan. Is there anyone among you who works in a three-shift, two-shift schedule? What is your method for calculating delayed wages?
Calculating salaries is the most annoying thing; anyway, you can’t outsmart the HR department. The so-called misrepresentation of concepts is just like that video about working only one day a year.
I’ve never worked shifts, and I don’t understand how the company calculates salaries; I don’t know anything about it. In short, the company decides everything; I’ve never even seen my pay slip. Only the final SMS notification of the result, it’s frustrating.
The number of working hours per month varies from company to company. **Generally, it is calculated on the basis of 22 days per month, with an 8-hour workday. But many companies (like us) have only 7 hours of work per day, so this is inconsistent. I have only encountered a four-shift, three-shift system and a four-shift, two-shift system; the latter is designed to give employees more continuous time off, so that those who want to run their own businesses or do similar things can have long periods of uninterrupted rest. The downside is that the mental state at work is poor.
I don’t know how to calculate shift work. But I think the working hours mentioned by the original poster should be calculated based on those after the shift rotation.
I don’t understand why it’s 166.4, nor do I know why it’s 174. I’ve never worked shift work, and I’m not aware of how long the shift hours are; no matter how I calculate it, I can’t arrive at these numbers. By delay here, does it refer to the extra time resulting from a three-shift two-shift system compared to a four-shift three-shift system?
Annual working days: 365 days/year – 104 days/year (rest days) – 11 days/year (legal holidays) = 250 days/year. Quarterly working days: 250 days/year ÷ 4 quarters = 62.5 days. Monthly working days: 250 days/year ÷ 12 months = 20.83 days. Calculation of working hours: Multiply the number of working days per month, quarter, or 3 years by 8 hours per day.
Your company is very meticulous in its calculations; everything is done in an orderly manner. It’s not like us – we have no idea how salaries are calculated, and we just have to accept whatever amount is given, with no room for negotiation
Your company is indeed very meticulous and considerate; it even offers salary increases, while in many other companies the salary remains unchanged. I still don’t know how you came up with 174. We assume 22 working days per month as full attendance.
Your company is really great! Our company is really stingy; it calculates salaries based on 7.5 hours per day. When we asked the HR department, they said that calculating salaries based on 8 hours would be too much, and those who work long shifts are unwilling to accept that. What kind of talk is that?