Although the total paid overtime for the last fiscal year was improved from the last four years, when state employees collectively brought in $30 million of additional pay, Iowa businesses' still overpaid by $25 million, according to The Associated Press. The Iowa Management Department Director Dave Roederer said the state has been able to bring down additional earnings by adopting new payroll practices. Departments are working to reduce the impact of vacancies by better predicting them as well as establishing new policies to limit overtime.

However, these efforts have not been enough to keep workers like Martha Hunzinger, a nursing assistant at University of Iowa Hospitals, from racking up 8,507 hours of overtime in the past four years, according to The Des Moines Register & Tribune. This translates to $220,000 in extra pay.

If organizations are struggling to keep payroll on budget, they might consider investing in new timekeeping equipment or developing more stringent payroll practices. When combined, these tactics can help supervisors keep a closer eye on totals so they can make appropriate substitutions if employees exceed overtime allowances and enforce punishments if those rules are broken.

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