OVERTIME

[Warra]

My co-teacher dropped a huge bomb on me last week and said that besides regular classes and one after school class every day, I now have teacher training classes three times a week. I also have morning classes from 8:20 to 9:00 Wednesday to Friday and two parents training classes on Fridays. I also work at two middle schools which, ominously, use different text books, = massive amounts of lesson planning. All these extra classes cause me to have exactly 22 lessons every week (I work for EPIK). Above and beyond all this, they have also given me four lessons on the first Saturday of every month.

My questions are as follows:
If teachers or parents don't pitch for some classes, does my total lesson time still equal 22 for that week?
In the contract it says that I will only work 8 hours a day but I'm working 10 min extra Wed through Fri. Does this qualify me for overtime?(Petty I know, but was just wondering)
If you don't work 22 lessons per week, can they supplement this with classes at any time during the day?

Feedback will be much appreciated!

[vw08]

Yes, it looks like you would qualify for overtime.  Anytime you teach more than 22 periods a week, you should be paid extra for any overage.  I know in my contract, it is 20k for a class over the 22 during school hours, like after school classes or teacher classes, and 30k for any class outside of school hours, like weekend or evening classes.

If you are not scheduled for 22 classes, they can supplement your schedule with other classes, like morning or afternoon ones, up until the 22 class cut off without having to pay you extra.

Extra pay is done by the classes or periods you teach, not necessarily the extra time you are physically at school.  If your class count is over 22, you should be getting extra pay.  Be sure to confirm this with you school and look for it in your bank account.  I know that my school pays my salary and afternoon class pay at different times in separate deposits.

[glb0b]

If you are working only 22 classes in the week then you don't qualify for overtime. However, if you are working more than 8 hours a day, you should get overtime for that extra time.

They can supplement your classes (up to 22) at any time during your working 8 hours. They can adjust your hours to suit the classes, but still only 8 hours per day. Check your contract (if you are standard Epik contract then it is in Article 8 work hours). The important part (for you) is #5 - If you agree to teach outside the work hours but total less than 22 hours the Employer shall determine the appropriate supplementary overtime pay. If you are teaching less than 22 hours because people don't show up for the class then that is not a problem. 

So speak to your school about the extra 10 minutes and see if you can work something out. Ask them if you can come in later or leave earlier on another day or something.

If you are teaching less than 22 hours because people don't show up for the class then that is not a problem.

However, why are you teaching on Saturday's once a month? If you don't want to teach on Saturday
then you don't have to. It clearly states that in the contract.