Questions persist about Toronto city workers' overtime earnings
Last year, Toronto, Ontario's auditor general questioned the city's time and attendance expenditures after it was found that 34 workers earned more than half of their base salary in overtime, according to the Toronto Sun.
The overtime employee attendance accruals amounted to $1.5 million and prompted calls for reduced payouts. At a recent audit committee meeting, Auditor General Jeff Griffiths noted that the number of workers who earned more than 50 percent of their base salary in 2011 fell to 20. Despite the reduction, committee chairman Doug Holyday noted that some staffers' earnings were still too high, with employees of Toronto Water and Toronto EMS among the worst offenders.
The news source reports that councilor Mary-Margaret McMahon noted that a certain level of overtime is to be expected given the fact that EMS has not expanded its workforce in nearly a decade, despite rising call volumes.
Thanks to a 2009 workforce expansion, Martin County, Florida, was able to reduce overtime payouts for its Fire Rescue Department, according to the Treasure Coast Palm. The additional hires helped the department reach a 15-year overtime low in fiscal year 2011.
The overtime employee attendance accruals amounted to $1.5 million and prompted calls for reduced payouts. At a recent audit committee meeting, Auditor General Jeff Griffiths noted that the number of workers who earned more than 50 percent of their base salary in 2011 fell to 20. Despite the reduction, committee chairman Doug Holyday noted that some staffers' earnings were still too high, with employees of Toronto Water and Toronto EMS among the worst offenders.
The news source reports that councilor Mary-Margaret McMahon noted that a certain level of overtime is to be expected given the fact that EMS has not expanded its workforce in nearly a decade, despite rising call volumes.
Thanks to a 2009 workforce expansion, Martin County, Florida, was able to reduce overtime payouts for its Fire Rescue Department, according to the Treasure Coast Palm. The additional hires helped the department reach a 15-year overtime low in fiscal year 2011.
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