Time Factor

[croaker260]

Remember the original poster is in Germany, so the laws are likely quite a bit different. I would be interested in hearing what other industries use this methods, such as the fire brigades, or the transportation industry over there?

All in all it sounds like an accounting nightmare, as well as a moral drain on the service.

As you probably already summised, in the US, in most (but not all) industries (and in most ambulance services)... hours worked equals hours paid, with anything over 40/week being overtime (though some FD's try to use the 56 hour mark instead. Thses usually get shot down when challanged legally though)

You will find some privates and rural agencies try to use "sleep time " rules , but they are also generally dispised and are uncommon when comapred to the industry as a whole. Some services try to use per diem pay and/or salory pay, though this is uncommon in EMS also.

Edited June 23, 2011 by croaker260