Evening, Night or Weekend Shift Salary Differential
Authorized agencies may pay a shift differential to employees in certain positions who are required to work scheduled hours outside of the usual business workday. These agencies determine which employees in the following categories are eligible for the salary differential.
Clinical, Testing and Support Personnel
The Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services are authorized to pay an additional night shift salary differential not to exceed 15 percent of the monthly pay rate to clinical, testing and support personnel who work the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift or the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, or their equivalents.
A weekend shift salary differential not to exceed 5 percent of the monthly pay rate may be paid to persons who work weekend shifts.
The evening or night shift salary differential may be paid in addition to the weekend shift salary differential.
Data Processing or Printing Operations Personnel
All Texas Health and Human Services agencies may pay an evening or night shift salary differential not to exceed 15 percent of the monthly pay rate to personnel in data processing or printing operations who work the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift or the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, or their equivalents.
A weekend shift salary differential not to exceed 5 percent of the monthly pay rate may be paid to persons who work weekend shifts.
The evening or night shift salary differential may be paid in addition to the weekend shift salary differential.
Statewide Intake Personnel
The Department of Family and Protective Services may pay an evening or night shift salary differential not to exceed 15 percent of the monthly pay rate to personnel in the Statewide Intake Division who work the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift or the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, or their equivalents.
A weekend shift salary differential not to exceed 5 percent of the monthly pay rate may be paid to persons who work weekend shifts.
The evening or night shift salary differential may be paid in addition to the weekend shift salary differential.
Nurses
A state agency may pay an additional evening shift or night shift differential not to exceed 15 percent of the monthly pay rate to registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses who work the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift or the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, or their equivalents.
An additional weekend shift salary differential not to exceed 5 percent of the monthly pay rate may be paid to registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses who work weekend shifts.
The evening or night shift salary differential may be paid in addition to the weekend shift salary differential.
Sources
General Appropriations Act (GAA), Article II, Section 2 in the Special Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Services Agencies; GAA, Article I, Rider 11 in the appropriations to the Texas Facilities Commission; GAA, Article V, Rider 21 in the appropriations to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; GAA, Rider 16(f) in the appropriations to the Texas Department of Transportation; GAA, Article IX, Section 3.05; Labor Code, Section 352.106 related to Texas Workforce Commission.