How to work out overtime pay
Overtime is often paid at a higher rate. Work out time and a half, double time and the gross pay for a busy week.
This path is practice in how the records and the sums work. It is not tax advice. Any rate or allowance in a question is an example for that question, so check GOV.UK for the current figures.
Task 1Overtime rates4 questions
Overtime is time worked beyond the normal hours. Many employers pay it at a higher rate, and the contract says what that rate is.
- Time and a half
- one and a half times the basic hourly rate
- Double time
- twice the basic hourly rate
Chloe's basic rate at Tallow Street Bakery is £14 an hour. Her normal week is 35 hours.
Task 2A week with overtime4 questions
Task 3When extra hours are not overtime2 questions