High time pay?

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Curious to know how many EC's or electricians pay or receive a "high time pay" premium for the period of time employees are working at unusual heights? Ever heard of it? I'm looking over some paperwork that makes me think this might be coming down the pike for me. I've never heard of it before, and wondered generally if this is becoming customary?
 
I've heard of it, but never been paid it nor know of any EC who does pay it. I know many (including myself) charge more if a substantial portion of the work is up higher than normal (requiring ladders, scafford, etc).
 
Yeah, I charge more if the work involves more than a 10 foot step, simply because it takes longer. I havn't heard, up until the other day, of paying more to the man doing the work. I'm looking at (potentially) having to pay time and a half over 30 feet off the floor or grade, and double time over 60 feet off the floor or grade.
 
mdshunk said:
Yeah, I charge more if the work involves more than a 10 foot step, simply because it takes longer. I havn't heard, up until the other day, of paying more to the man doing the work. I'm looking at (potentially) having to pay time and a half over 30 feet off the floor or grade, and double time over 60 feet off the floor or grade.
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who's requesting that? you already pay more for it, due to the fact that it takes a longer time to do it...
 
wow I thought the only high pay was for when employee came to work high..LOl I could not help my self..I have heard of it and if you are union employee you recieve that around here everyone else sucks to be us..I dont know if the government requires it on there jobs to be included in bid..I know they have predetermined pay scales though..
 
mdshunk said:
Curious to know how many EC's or electricians pay or receive a "high time pay" premium for the period of time employees are working at unusual heights? Ever heard of it? I'm looking over some paperwork that makes me think this might be coming down the pike for me. I've never heard of it before, and wondered generally if this is becoming customary?
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Steeple Pay is paid for many jobs. it is in some union agreements, I was on the pay, when I worked the high steel jobs, you could not get the guys down, they were not happy campers, when the skeleton was closed. We had guys come on the job, work 20 minutes, and you would not see them again.
 
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A few year ago when I worked thru the local union we had a labor agreement giving high pay under certain situations.

Which I believe something like if you were working somewhere where there could be more than a 20 or 30 foot drop you received an additonal 2 buck an hour for the time that you were working there.

I don't believe working off a lift would count or on a twenty foot step ladder in the middle of the floor.

I only received one time and the situation was i was working off of a 12 foot step ladder right next to shaft that went down three stories and the job steward took it upon himself to raise enough fuss to get the contractor to pay.

I think the intent of the high pay had more to do with a situation were you were working at the local power plant on the side of a stack, running pipe out of a botwains chair
 
Lets put it this way.. If I have to go over 20' or so in a scissor lift or 30-40 in a very nice new snorkel. You better pay me some more money. I worked at a sawmill onetime. The boss asked me if I wanted to shovel the snow off the planer enclosure roof. I said, nope, not for me. Another guy fell off while between tether points. Only luck saved his life as he fell a couple of feet from new steel construction on the side of the building.
 
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Lets put it this way.. If I have to go over 20' or so in a scissor lift or 30-40 in a very nice new snorkel. You better pay me some more money. I worked at a sawmill onetime. The boss asked me if I wanted to shovel the snow off the planer enclosure roof. I said, nope, not for me. Another guy fell off while between tether points. Only luck saved his life as he fell a couple of feet from new steel construction on the side of the building.
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ya think that you unwillingness to work with your bosses could be a reason why bosses don't want to pay you what you think you are worth? just a thought...
 
wireman71 said:
Lets put it this way.. If I have to go over 20' or so in a scissor lift or 30-40 in a very nice new snorkel. You better pay me some more money.
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You're the type of guy I'd take up 40 or 50 feet in a boom lift and sway it around as much as I could on purpose. Sorry, nothing personal, but not having a fear of heights myself, I am entertained by those who do. :grin:
 
mdshunk said:
You're the type of guy I'd take up 40 or 50 feet in a boom lift and sway it around as much as I could on purpose. Sorry, nothing personal, but not having a fear of heights myself, I am entertained by those who do. :grin:
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I love doing that too! I enjoy seeing their handprints permanently impressed in the steel of the handrails! :grin:
 
480sparky said:
I love doing that too! I enjoy seeing their handprints permanently impressed in the steel of the handrails! :grin:
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Lots of pucker factor there.
BTW, We have ar at least had "high pay" in Miami. If you were working on open scaffold 30' or more it was 50 cents to a dollar per hour depending on the negoiation cycle. I think I got it once and it made my take home pay lower due to taxes or something. High pay dosent compound on overtime or in percentages for shift or foreman pay.
Doesnt count on a ladder, enclosed scaffold, bucket truck or scissor lift
 
I have heard pretty much the same thing. Union scale around here is time and a half or double. Same for non-union on prevailing work. I have never been paid high time though:mad: .

I used to do line work in another local and it was the same whether I was on the the ground or 60 plus feet in the air in my hooks. Mabey I would have stayed if they paid high time actually probably not, I like being a narrow back.

btw I think high time around here is something like 55'.
 
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