New York state workers earned $469 million in overtime
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently released a report showing that New York state workers accumulated 12.2 million hours of overtime that earned them $469 million in extra wages last year.
Three agencies accounted for 60 percent of all the state's overtime costs. They included the Office for the People with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health and the Department of Correctional and Community Services. About one-quarter of all the hours - 3 million - were racked up by the agency serving developmentally disabled people.
The agencies that provide legally required services, such as prison guards and nursing care say staff cutbacks have forced them to rely on overtime employee attendance. Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center security worker Robert Henry was the top overtime earner for the second year in a row. He supplemented his $61,830 salary with $123,512 in pay for extra pay.
In the past five years, extra pay for overtime has costs the state $2.3 billion. In 2011, it made up 3.15 percent of the state's total payroll budget.
"All agencies should continue to carefully monitor overtime use to ensure that it is justified, reduced where possible and to ensure that necessary work gets done efficiently and effectively," DiNapoli told the Buffalo News.
Three agencies accounted for 60 percent of all the state's overtime costs. They included the Office for the People with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health and the Department of Correctional and Community Services. About one-quarter of all the hours - 3 million - were racked up by the agency serving developmentally disabled people.
The agencies that provide legally required services, such as prison guards and nursing care say staff cutbacks have forced them to rely on overtime employee attendance. Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center security worker Robert Henry was the top overtime earner for the second year in a row. He supplemented his $61,830 salary with $123,512 in pay for extra pay.
In the past five years, extra pay for overtime has costs the state $2.3 billion. In 2011, it made up 3.15 percent of the state's total payroll budget.
"All agencies should continue to carefully monitor overtime use to ensure that it is justified, reduced where possible and to ensure that necessary work gets done efficiently and effectively," DiNapoli told the Buffalo News.
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