The Differences Between a Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist While both Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are highly educated and experienced in a variety of nursing procedures and practices, the roles remain distinct from one another.
Definition of straight time. 1  1 : the regularly established working time of employees during a standard period (such as a week) excluding time lost through absence or gained through overtime in most industries straight time still exceeds 35 hours a week. 2 : the rate of pay applicable for straight-time work had 40 hours at straight time and 12 hours of overtime pay.
Q. How is overtime calculated when employees work at different rates of pay in the same workweek? A. The average rate of pay is used to compute overtime. EXAMPLE: If an employee worked 16 hours at $10.00 per hour and 30 hours at $12.00 per hour the total straight time amount earned is $520.00.That amount is divided by total hours-worked (46), and the average hourly rate is $11.30.XAMPLE: If an employee worked 16 hours at $10.00 per hour and 30 hours at $12.00 per hour the total straight time amount earned is $520.00. That amount is divided by total hours-worked (46), and the average hourly rate is $11.30.