andyjorg said: Randini,
6 guys x 7 hours OT each week at $15.25/hour = $640.50 a week in pay.
$10.50/hour for regular pay x 40 hours per week = $420 a week in pay.
So, you could hire 1.5 full time employees instead of paying OT.
I think I'd rather have the extra full time guy and part timer to help with daily duties than pay OT. Especially if you are always complaining about being shorthanded. Those two extra hands in the morning set up would go a long way, prior to play when work is the most efficient. My opinion.
If a Superintendent constantly complains about not having enough people to get the job done, but willingly paying OT each week for his crew because he is concerned about their personal well being, will soon find himself out of a job and having to worry about his own well being. If you want to pay OT to "help them out", so be it. Just be careful when you complain about being short handed. Accountants don't like OT. This isn't a knock on you, so don't take it personally.
Stating the job is a 40 hour a week job during the employment offer sets the expectation. If they don't want it, they can find another job. If they happen to get OT during aerification, etc...consider it a perk.
When they are getting the OT, ask yourself if you would pay the same person $15.25 an hour to do the job that they normally do for $10.50.
Andy good math only thing left out is that there is no way to get 6 guys to work 7 days a week 52 weeks a year. I use three guys every weekend alternating the others when the main ones need a weekend off. I never complain about not having enough workers. do I wish I had more? heck yes but adding a $17,000 employee to my payroll would never be allowed at this point.
Lets look at this differently shall we. A course down the street does not allow overtime so whenever one employee works the weekend they have to take time off during the week (they are not allowed to hire extra help). thats three guys taking 1 day a week off. so now you are shorthanded by one person three days every week and the guys no longer like working the weekend. While there course is taken care of decently things get left undone do the the shortage of help.
My course works all of my crew 40 hours a week. Mon-Fri if they work the weekend they make $15.75 hour or an extra $110.25 a weekend. Because they get the overtime they can pay their bills and do not seek employment elsewhere. Are they getting rich? Never. but they are happy. they keep the course in great shape. know what to do and when to do it. show up on time and work with good attitudes and my turnover is low. I sleep better at night and get to take some weekends off without worrying about the course. My members are always raving about the course conditions and how well my crew works.
Out of the two courses I will take mine with the six workers over the other course anyday.
For the guys that work the majority of the weekends, they know that those hours is what helps them do a little more then just pay their bills. It helps them live a happier life and makes them a little more loyal to our club.
As I said I do not complain about being short handed, it is what it is. I have been at this position at this club for almost 17 years using this same OT method and still have three of my original crew members working for me, guess which three get the overtime?
I basically pay out about $15,000 a year in weekend overtime between three to five guys. That may only get me one extra full time person and possibly cause me to worry about the weekend help not showing up. I am 48 years old and am enjoying my sleep without worries. but this works for me and maybe not the next person because no one at my club has ever questioned overtime in my department, mainly because the course is in great shape and everything gets done on the weekends.