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Q1 — When should I call the Anchorage Office of PSEA?
A1 — You should only call the Anchorage office
if you can not get in touch with one of your local Union Representatives
and you have an issue that is time sensitive in nature that
it can not wait until one of your local Representatives are
available.
Q2 — What is the process for a Leave Cash-In?
A2 — You can cash in 160 hours of leave twice
in a calendar year so long as your leave balance does not
drop below 168 hours. All that is required for leave cash
in, is a memo from you to Payroll requesting the amount, up
to 160 hours, you would like to cash in. Leave cash in checks
are available at City Hall the Friday following receipt of
the request.
Q3 — I am expected to monitor a department issued a
pager or cell phone during non-working hours. Am I considered
to be on Stand By, and do I get Stand By Premium Pay?
A3 — If you monitor a department pager or cell
phone during non-working hours and you do not have
the option of not responding when called, you meet
the definition of being on "Stand By", and should
be getting Stand By Premium Pay.
Just because you are issued a department pager or cell phone,
does not mean you are required to monitor it during non-working
hours.
If you have been issued a department pager or cell phone
and you want to determine whether or not you should be getting
Stand By Premium Pay ask your supervisor the following questions:
- If I do not monitor my department issued pager/cell phone
during non-working hours and I miss a call to duty, will
I be subject to any form of discipline? If the answer is
"Yes", you should be getting Stand By Premium
Pay.
If I monitor my department issued pager/cell phone during
non-working hours and I receive a call to duty but decide
not to respond will I be subject to any form of discipline?
If the Answer is "Yes", you should be getting
Stand By Premium Pay.
Q4 — My annual evaluation is over due by 30 days or
more. What can I do?
A4 — If your annual evaluation is past due by
more than 30 days, with no special circumstance surrounding
it, let one of your Local Representatives know so they can
bring the issue forth with out involving you? A letter will
be sent to the City Manger on behalf of the Anchorage Office
of PSEA requesting his assistance in getting your evaluation
completed.
Q5 — I was subpoenaed to Court on my day off. I called
the day before as the subpoena required and was told the case
was still on. When I showed up for court I was told the case
had been canceled/rescheduled/resolved. Do I still get 2 hours
of Court Premium Pay?
A5 — Yes. So long as you follow the instructions
on the subpoena and call the workday prior to the court date,
you are entitled to Court Premium Pay.
Q6 — Can my supervisor modify my schedule in order to
accommodate training or some special event and avoid overtime?
A6 — Yes. So long as the change is made 7 days
in advance and an effort is made to notify you of the change.
Q7 — Can I be forced to "Flex" out time so
my supervisor can avoid having to pay me overtime?
A7 — No. If you are required to work any hours
other than what your regular, or a properly modified scheduled
shows, those hours are overtime hours and you can not be told
you have to "Flex" them out.
Q8 — I signed up for an overtime shift was and bumped
by a more senior officer prior to the day of the shift. Is
that allowed?
A8 — Yes. JPD operates under a strict seniority
rules system when it comes to bidding/signing up for overtime
shifts and grant slots. Seniority is based on a time within
a given job classification as a PSEA Member.
Q9 — Can I choose to have the overtime I work credited
as compensatory time?
A9 — Overtime hours that you work can be credited
as Compensatory Time and are approved at the discretion of
your supervisor. Grant overtime is not eligible to be credited
as Compensatory Time. Compensatory Time is a privilege afforded
to members by management. Any one member's abuse of this privilege
can jeopardize all members' ability to obtain Compensatory
Time.
Q10 — If I want to pay the maximum amount possible into
my 457B Deferred Compensation Plan, and I want to do it in
equal payments throughout the year, what amount will be deducted
from my paycheck each pay period?
A10 — The new tax law changes for 2002 allow
for a yearly total of $11,000 to be deducted pretax into your
457B Deferred Compensation Plan. If you choose to make equal
installment throughout the year, the amount taken out each
pay period will be $423.08.
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