8B Understanding Overtime

What is overtime?

• Working less than usual hours

• Working more than usual paid hours

• Working exactly the usual paid hours

• Working only on weekends

How can overtime be paid according to the text?

• At half the usual pay rate

• At the usual pay rate

• At time and a half or double the usual pay rate

• At triple the usual pay rate

When do overtime rates apply?

• When an employee works less than the normal hours

• When an employee works exactly the normal hours

• When an employee works more than the normal or agreed number of hours

• When an employee works only on holidays

What are penalty rates?

• They apply on a weekend or public holiday and pay per hour is increased.

• They are 1.5 times the employee’s usual pay rate.

• They are twice the employee’s usual rate of pay.

• They are the same as the usual pay rate.

What does "time and a half" mean?

• It is 1.5 times the employee’s usual pay rate.

• It is twice the employee’s usual pay rate.

• It is the same as the usual pay rate.

• It is half the employee’s usual pay rate.

What does "double time" mean?

• It is twice the employee’s usual rate of pay.

• It is 1.5 times the employee’s usual pay rate.

• It is the same as the usual pay rate.

• It is half the employee’s usual pay rate.

If someone works 7 hours at a time and a half rate, how many hours will they be paid for?

• 7 hours

• 10.5 hours

• 14 hours

• 9 hours

If someone works 6.5 hours at a double time rate, how many hours will they be paid for?

• 6.5 hours

• 13 hours

• 12 hours

• 10 hours

What is the equivalent hourly rate for $19.48 when the penalty rate is time and a half?

• $19.48

• $24.72

• $29.22

• $49.44

What is the equivalent hourly rate for $24.72 when the penalty rate is double time?

• $19.48

• $24.72

• $29.22

• $49.44