Change in pay practice
for on-call phone calls

The City has unilaterally decided to change the pay practice as it relates to overtime for phone calls when a member is in on-call status. The City's new interpretation is that a member that is in on-call status does NOT receive compensation for phone calls received. The PPA filed a grievance over this change on June 26. The PPA is recommending that ALL members in on-call pay status continue to put in for overtime for phone calls received. If/when those overtime slips are rejected, forward copies to the PPA for follow up for when the City either recognizes its error or loses the grievance.

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SAP Payroll System information

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By Secretary-Treasurer Dave Dobler
June 26, 2009

President Scott Westerman and Secretary-Treasurer Dave Dobler have sat in on several meetings relating to the implementation of the SAP program and the transition to our “Go Live” which has already occurred as of late June, 2009. The total project cost is estimated to be $48.15 million dollars with peak project staffing of 135 employees (85 of those being City staff). A lot good people have worked long hours on this project, but a number sources both inside and outside the Bureau state the EBS / SAP system was never designed for police and fire purposes.

The Mayor requested an informal meeting with various members of labor organizations on June 26 to discuss the implementation of the SAP System. We appreciated the opportunity to express our concerns. Unfortunately the Mayor was on vacation and did not attend the meeting. At this meeting it didn’t take long to realize the impact the SAP payroll system is already having on labor and management. We also found out that at this time there are over 500 PPB overtime slips that have not been processed in either the old or new SAP system.

Earlier on June 26, before this meeting, the PPA served the Chief’s Office with four grievances regarding the SAP system and how the Bureau of Human Resources has interpreted our contract.

In the June 26 meeting several union representatives mentioned that it appeared the City unilaterally adopted BHR’s interpretation of labor contracts. The City then used that interpretation in the SAP system without regard to due process or consideration of current contracts and past practices. We all hope for the best, but clearly there is the potential for a large number of legal actions (grievances) filed against the City for their mishandling of this process.

 

 

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