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My Bronx 45-unit building recently went coop. We have 1 super and 1 porter. We just received the payroll report from our managing company, and notice the following pattern: Each week an employee call out sick. If the Super or Porter calls out sick or leave early due to sickness, the one that is still working, is paid that amount of hours in OT at time and a half. This employee is not working extra hours, they work their standard 8 hour day, and the one that went out sick is paid his sick pay. Isn't this double dipping?
The management company insist this is what 32bj contracted for their union members. Unless I'm misreading this contract, I have not located such nonsense.
I'm a union member, our has been in arbitration for 6 months, if 32bj Executives was able to negotiate a contract like that, my union needs them.
This is trickery. If employees are alternatively calling in "sick" and you picked up on their pattern to gain OT pay. The co-op should have the right to fire.
Chubby
Thanks for your response. The board is dealing with the chronic sick pattern between the two employees.
The management company will be responsible for creating this mess.
Trick is to have a porter in a near by building who would like some extra pay at (regular salary of course). Some times a porter is looking for extra work, on his days off, if your porter calls in sick you may be able to call him.
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If the porter calls in sick and the Superintendent has to perform his duties during the same time of work, he should not get OT. Same goes for the porter.
If the porter calls in sick say on a Sat. when the Superintendent is off and he performs the work then he is entitled to OT.
Resident Manager in Manhattan.
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