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Self employed and Overtime rates

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  • 29-03-2020 10:49pm
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    jkins
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭


    Hi, a quick question for any self employed tradesmen. If your a carpenter and working for a construction company for an hourly rate how is overtime calculated?? Is it calculated on weekly hours ie everything over forty hours is overtime. Or is it done daily ie everything over 8 hours is overtime?? And when does it change from 1.5Xrate to 2Xrate?? And also weekend work. TIA. J


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    FFVII
    Registered Users Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭FFVII


    jkins wrote: »
    Hi, a quick question for any self employed tradesmen. If your a carpenter and working for a construction company for an hourly rate how is overtime calculated?? Is it calculated on weekly hours ie everything over forty hours is overtime. Or is it done daily ie everything over 8 hours is overtime?? And when does it change from 1.5Xrate to 2Xrate?? And also weekend work. TIA. J

    Over 39 is OT usually and they don't have to pay you extra except for Sunday which can be time and a third.

    All depends on how scummy your employer.


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    thegolfer
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭thegolfer


    jkins wrote: »
    Hi, a quick question for any self employed tradesmen. If your a carpenter and working for a construction company for an hourly rate how is overtime calculated?? Is it calculated on weekly hours ie everything over forty hours is overtime. Or is it done daily ie everything over 8 hours is overtime?? And when does it change from 1.5Xrate to 2Xrate?? And also weekend work. TIA. J

    You are self employed and work for your self, technically there is no overtime, as this is reserved for employees only, you are not an employee.

    In your situation you can work 1 hour or work 100 hours and you charge the same rate, being self employed there is no upper limit on working time, ask some posters in this forum.

    If however the main contractor provides this pay rate to you then take it, though I'd be surprised it will be offered.

    Depending on the term of the contract and working conditions, you may be viewed as a employee in the eyes of the law.

    Contractors engage lads as subbies, this saving them having to pay employees PRSI and pension rights etc..


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