7/18/1984 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

JUL 18 1984 BOOK 57 F':GE V3_ would be required, while the more sophisticated equipment might take more than 120 hours. He felt we will have to monitor the program and see how it goes. Chairman Scurlock asked if this is guaranteeing 120 hours of overtime to the trainer, and Administrator Wright stated that it would not be 120 hours overtime as some of the training activity would be during regular hours. Chairman Scurlock continued to express concern about the cost of the overtime hours for four trainers, and Administrator felt this cost must be weighed against the advantages that will be derived from the program. Chairman Scurlock felt it might be better to reduce the work -week for the trainer so there will be no overtime, i.e., have him work a 38 hour week and then come in two + hours for the training period. He could not see paying overtime. Administrator Wright pointed out that when you pay the trainer overtime, you are not paying the employee, and he did not feel you could pull the employee off his job and ask him to forfeit two hours of salary to come into a training program. Discussion continued at length re the cost of the overtime as opposed to loss of the employees' productivity, the advantages to be gained from the training, etc. Commissioner Wodtke stated that he believed the program is worthwhile, but he did not want to cut down on the employees' productivity; he did hope, however, that the overtime could be held down as much as possible. Chairman Scurlock then made the point that if we provide a program such as this for Road & Bridge, he felt we are going to have to provide the same training opportunity for all our employees, i.e., secretaries who wish to learn the word processors, etc. He believed this is something that will not stop here. 10 M a M