![]() ![]() ![]() “It is a nice windfall, though at the time, it didn’t feel that way,’’ former supervisor Devon Graham told The Post of his hefty recent OT egg, which landed him sixth on the agency’s list of highest overtime payouts. The agency’s top OT earners were notably all supervisors with 20 years or more of service - meaning they are retirement-eligible and can use the overtime to fatten their pension.Īll of the top-10 earners were supervisors with base pay at $108,846. “The pandemic surely aggravated the situation.’’ “Chronically high absenteeism and inefficient union work rules have long contributed to excessive overtime pay levels at the Sanitation Department,’’ Warren told The Post. ![]() Joseph Polidoro’s overtime haul was in excess of $161,000. Nearly 100 city Sanitation Department garbage collectors and supervisors hauled in more than $100,000 in overtime last year - pushing some of their yearly salaries to almost $300,000, payroll records show.īy comparison, just two Sanit workers reaped six figures in OT during the 2019-20 fiscal year and zero in 2018-19 - while the head of their department, Commissioner Edward Grayson, is netting well below that, earning an annual salary of around $230,000, records show.Ī department rep said the lucrative wage boost for the workers was the result of staffing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, delays in hiring replacements and a heavy snowfall last year.īut Peter Warren, research director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, said the pandemic also exposed labor inefficiencies in the agency. NYPD cops resigning at record-breaking pace - with a 117% jump from 2021 Police overtime set to soar to record $740M as NYPD faces staffing crunch LIRR staff still allowed to work 84-hour shifts due to union contract: inspectorĬouncil Speaker Adrienne Adams rips NYPD soaring OT costs ![]()
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