Overtime Work Allowance

Brief Guidance

• Applicable to Full-time staff of office support, technical and equivalent rank
  (Scale Maxima <= MPS 25, AND Scale Minima <= MPS 19)
• Minimum period of 1 hour in any one day before qualify for OT payment claim; thereafter on an 0.5 hour basis
• Monthly claim limit : 50 hours
• Overtime claim exceeding limits requires prior approval by Director of Finance
• Pilot departments (those who were invited to the hands-on training in mid-January 2016) should submit the overtime claims through CUHK Personnel Information System
• Non-pilot departments may submit the overtime claims through CUHK Personnel Information System or hard copy claim form to Payroll & Superannuation Unit
• Standby Allowance / Typhoon or Extreme Condition or Black Rainstorm Warning Allowance / Extended Service Allowance may be granted to eligible appointees for special work arrangement under specific adverse weather conditions

Current Regulations

• Circular Memorandum – Time of Payment of Overtime Allowance
• Circular Memorandum – Revisions to General Arrangements for Typhoons and Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
• For further details, please refer to Staff Handbook Section for Term B Staff in Human Resources Office Website
  • Chapter B9 for Overtime Allowance and Outside Engagement Honorarium
  • Chapter B1 for Standby Allowance / Typhoon or Extreme Condition or Black Rainstorm Warning Allowance / Extended Service Allowance

Download Forms

Overtime Work

• • Overtime Assignment Form [For Department’s or Unit’s internal record only]  
  • Overtime Allowance Claim Form [For submission to Payroll and Superannuation Unit for payment]  
  • Request for Change of Payment Details for Overtime Allowance  

Outside Engagement

• • Claim Form for Honorarium for Outside Engagement  

Allowances for special work arrangement under specific adverse weather conditions

• • Claim Form for Standby Allowance / Typhoon or Extreme Condition or Black Rainstorm Warning Allowance / Extended Service Allowance