Firefighter sick-time 'abuse' soaks Allentown taxpayers: Department's overtime budget is depleted covering the absences. Mayor says contract must change

[...] there's no incentive, Stribula said. Because of staffing requirements, a sick day for one firefighter nearly always has meant overtime for another, leading to $1.54 million in overtime costs to cover sick days since January 2007, the newspaper's analysis shows.

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Published inMcClatchy - Tribune Business News
Main Authors Renshaw, Jarrett, Fenton, Jacob
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 27.09.2009
Subjects
Ankle
Budget deficits
Cities
Contracts
Fire departments
Firefighters
Fires
Overtime pay
Pension costs
Sick leave
Vacations
Workforce planning
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Summary:[...] there's no incentive, Stribula said. Because of staffing requirements, a sick day for one firefighter nearly always has meant overtime for another, leading to $1.54 million in overtime costs to cover sick days since January 2007, the newspaper's analysis shows.