Part-time employees who agree to work extra hours are paid their base pay rate for the extra hours.

They’ll get overtime rates when they:

• work more than 8 hours in a day, or
• work outside the operating hours of the business.

Example

Belinda is a part-time employee who usually works 6 hours every Tuesday.

Belinda’s employer asks her if she would like to work an extra 3 hours that day to cover a sick employee. Belinda agrees.

Belinda is paid 8 hours at her base pay rate and 1 hour of overtime for her work on Tuesday.

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