Straight time pay is the total earnings of an employee for hours of work or authorized paid leave in a service week excluding overtime, EAS additional pay, and other premium pay.
As straight time pay for a full pay period, a full-time employee is paid an amount equal to his or her basic hourly rate times 80 hours.
As straight time pay for a full pay period, part-time employees are paid an amount equal to their basic hourly rate times the number of hours of service and leave for which they have credit in the pay period.
As straight time pay for the pay period, casual and temporary employees are paid on an hourly basis for hours worked.
An annuitant is any former federal or postal employee who is receiving a retirement annuity from the federal government. Annuitant services may be obtained under contract: see Purchasing Manual 1.6.14, 4.5.3, and 4.5.4. Otherwise, the annuitant may be employed or reemployed, subject to the following conditions:
- The employee’s salary is established according to the appropriate pay rules for the assigned salary schedule and grade.
- The employee’s salary is subject to any deductions required by federal law to offset the amount of the employee’s annuity.
The straight time pay received by an A–E postmaster for any FLSA workweek is equal to his or her basic hourly rate times the number of service hours designated for his or her office, plus authorized extra duty to attend meetings, fill in at another office, etc., regardless of the hours actually worked during the week, provided both of the following requirements are met:
- The Postmaster’s FLSA regular rate for the week, i.e., straight time pay for the week divided by total hours actually worked in the week (see 443.21), is not less than the FLSA minimum wage.
- The postmaster is paid FLSA overtime at the higher of the FLSA minimum wage or the FLSA regular hourly rate for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours worked during the week.
