Malloy Asks Agencies to Cut Overtime

Malloy asked agencies to reduce overtime
Malloy is to order the heads of state agencies to reduce overtime and environmental management.

Malloy announced a new policy Tuesday in an extra meeting monthly department head. His office budget will help agencies develop plans for reduction.

He said the Office of Policy and Management will be followed by the extra expense and the institutions of accountability.

From September, OPM notified agencies whenever extra exceed 50 percent of basic salary of an employee. Agencies must explain why.

In addition, OPM will require agencies to explain the overtime pay is equal to 5 percent or more of their payroll.

“This is a management tool. This result was achieved after each and every one of you to ask their leaders why this happened and to get an appropriate response,” Malloy said agency heads.

The governor could not provide figures on the extra costs. His budget office did not immediately respond to requests for overtime figures.

“It’s a big problem, and, like many other things that the governor was found in the State Government has been spending so much time has become a common practice in some agencies, and wants to close to it, but not overnight. But he turned, “said Roy Occhiogrosso, an adviser to Malloy.

OPM Secretary Benjamin Barnes said the staffing needs of each organization will be considered when OPM sets reduction targets.

“There are some agencies that are operating 24 / 7 and needs are different. We will work with each agency to find a suitable set of objectives and monitor progress towards achieving these goals,” he said.

Malloy has also directed his department heads to begin to focus on reducing middle management and the unions of state workers have approved a package of concessions and other cost reduction initiatives. Union leaders and members have asked why this was not done.

“I’ve never hidden the fact that I think we have too many layers in many of the agencies of our management. Some of them with a maximum of nine. It is simply unacceptable,” Malloy said agency heads.

According to the governor’s budget office, there are 2,100 employees who are classified as state managers.

Only a handful of executives were dismissed for Malloy began airing the first of more than 3,000 pink slips in July, after the union has ratified an earlier version of the work of saving the package. The unions have ratified a second agreement last week offered the same basic conditions.

The agreement requires both parties to most of the 15 unions to approve changes to the health and retirement benefits. All unions have done.

The second part requires the approval of union members wage freeze for two years. Under the agreement, any union or local union approved the granting of the wages they receive four years of stable employment.