MTA exceeds overtime budget
New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is reporting a 90 percent increase in unscheduled overtime. According to Fox Baltimore, ridership of the MTA has decreased for the 11th month in a row. Despite this, overtime hours are increasing. Payment for hours worked in excess of 40 also grew by 87 percent during this period.
Administrators of the MTA have begun conducting an eight month investigation into possible reasons for declining ridership, though officials told the news source the statistics on riders may not be accurate.
According to the New York Post, the MTA is going ahead with increases to fare prices, although the hikes are smaller than projected due to a 2014 budget that anticipates surpluses rather than deficits in most areas.
Aggressive cost-cutting has allowed for the creation of this budget. For instance, MTA is holding out on raises for the Transport Workers Union for the next three years, which will save the company $303 million annually.
Despite cutting costs in other areas, the MTA has reportedly gone over its overtime budget for the year by approximately $134 million. Some of the overtime hours were related to damage from Hurricane Sandy, in addition to being behind on signal, track and other maintenance work.
In order to limit unscheduled overtime, it may be necessary for workers to receive approval before working additional hours. Attendance software can help employers monitor the hours of staff.
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