Employees required to work overtime shall be compensated for such overtime either by cash payment or compensating time off. The department head or designee will determine whether to compensate overtime on a cash or CTO basis. The employee's preferences will be considered in making this determination. When such an employee is called back within four hours of the beginning of the employee's next shift, an employee shall be compensated only for the hours remaining before the beginning of the employee's next shift. For reporting purposes, compensable time for all overtime begins when the employee reports to headquarters or the job site when the employee is not required to report to headquarters.
Compensable time ends upon completion of the job and return to headquarters.
If the employee is not required to return to headquarters, compensable time ends upon completion of the job or return to the assembly point when authorized. Travel time for a call to work will not be paid when the employee is ordered to report early for a scheduled workshift even though the order to report early is made while the employee is not at work. The employee's assignment necessitates unexpected shift changes. Employees' work shifts shall not be permanently changed by the State without adequate prior notice.