tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770325711273461588.post7954114405649142372..comments2024-02-14T13:22:53.679-05:00Comments on The Passport Stamp Collector Blog: Return to AdanaGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14981762691348722011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770325711273461588.post-3720185636651819062017-12-27T04:22:38.803-05:002017-12-27T04:22:38.803-05:00John, this is very good question and answering it ...John, this is very good question and answering it properly has a lot of different elements to it.<br />1) FSCEs (direct hire State employees) are spread pretty thin. Most projects also have Personal Services Contractors (PSC) which are often retired or hopeful FSCEs, and the key distiction is that they are viewed as Diplomatic Tech & Admin staff at post. <br />They can typically fill in for FSCEs, but cannot make decisions as the government representative. The next tier down is the Third Party Contractor, and they aren't usually put in the management role.<br />2) Overtime is a whole different conversation. Most projects run 50-60 hours a week. If we must regularly schedule OT to cover that, it's part of the project budget, often 5-10 hours a week. <br />However, staffing can also be done in a manner that doesn't require OT so long as there is some coverage on site / on call. I value my family time over money, and am able to delegate work to reduce the need for me to claim OT.<br />Overseas, the FSCEs (and other federal employees) are exempt from the FLSA, but there are other codes that provide compensation. FSCEs are specialists, so the rules for us differ from tenured Generalist FSOs.<br /><br />For the Adana project, since the OT funds would be coming from there and it would have been a paperwork pain, <br />I kept within my 80-hour biweekly pay period cap so that I wouldn't be put in a position of having to file for the "regularly scheduled" OT.<br /><br />For more on OT, check out <a href="http://www.afsa.org/overtime-and-compensatory-time-rules" rel="nofollow">AFSA's OT and Comp Time Rules</a> page.<br />Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981762691348722011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770325711273461588.post-43083426919011455492017-12-26T15:59:57.563-05:002017-12-26T15:59:57.563-05:00With the Hiring Freeze, are the FSCE's being s...With the Hiring Freeze, are the FSCE's being spread pretty thin or are you just getting more OT? I'm on the FSCE register but it isn't looking pretty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588129447430476153noreply@blogger.com