Volunteers for overtime nearly doubled after EMS made overtime pay double regular hourly wage.
The number of volunteers called in for overtime shifts climbed as the number of mandatory call-ins plummeted after the pay increaseAustin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services
The burnout created the same vicious cycle seen across many job fields: As the ATCEMS workforce dwindled, the need for medics to work mandatory overtime shifts grew. The increase in mandatory OT – which, until Dec. 20, 2021, was not guaranteed to pay even 1½ times a medic's wage – accelerated burnout, which further diminished the department's ranks. Front-line medics had a simple solution: Offer double pay for volunteer OT shifts.
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