I'm a support staff employee at MIT and need to understand the Institute's overtime policy. Specifically, I need to know the general conditions for overtime eligibility, how overtime pay is calculated, the requirements for supervisors to authorize overtime, and how flexible work arrangements impact overtime pay. Please provide this information.
Navigate to 'policies.mit.edu'. Click on the 'Employment Policy Manual' link. Click on the '5.0 Pay Policies' link. Click on the '5.4 Overtime Pay for Support Staff' link. Click on the '5.4.1 General Policy' link to find general eligibility conditions and how flexible schedules impact overtime. Click on the '5.4.2 Notice and Assignment of Overtime' link to find authorization requirements. Click on the '5.4.4 Determining Hours for Premium Overtime Pay' link to find the calculation method. Synthesize all gathered information to answer the task.
The agent successfully navigates to the 'Employment Policy Manual' page. The agent successfully navigates to the '5.0 Pay Policies' section. The agent successfully navigates to the '5.4 Overtime Pay for Support Staff' section. The agent states that support staff receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a payroll week. The agent states that overtime is calculated at one and one-half times the base hourly rate of pay. The agent states that overtime work must be authorized in advance by a departmental supervisor and employees should receive reasonable advance notice. The agent states that support staff with an approved flexible schedule or compressed work week are not paid overtime as long as the total number of hours in the workweek does not exceed 40.