Who does travel time off apply to?

Posted on Jan 8, 2014

Travel time off applies only to employees who would qualify for overtime pay and is only for same day travel.

How is travel time off calculated?

Posted on Jan 8, 2014

Calculations start 30 minutes prior to flight time and ends when flight returns to home airport. Travel time off is computed at one and ½ times, rounded to the nearest 15 minutes. Example: Employees regular hours: 7:45 am–4:30 pm Travel Times:  Departure: 6:05 am – Arrival: 6:41 am Departure: 5:15 pm – Arrival: 5:51 pm ...
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Employees who qualify for overtime pay may be entitled to overtime pay when on official travel. Employee must be actively engaged in work (i.e. training, meeting, site inspection etc.) outside normal business days and hours to claim overtime. Travel time is not work time, even if travel occurs on a weekend.

Travel benefits accrued on state business must be used for subsequent state business or transferred to another employee for state business. If the travel benefits are non-transferable it must be used for future State business. Travel benefits, earned on business travel cannot be used for personal travel.

Travel forms include, but are not limited to: SPO-030 Travel Approval Form SPO-030A Worksheet A – Airfare and Baggage Fees SPO-030B Worksheet B – Computation of Per Diem and Meal Allowance SPO-030C Worksheet C – Hotel Accommodations SPO-030D Worksheet D – Ground Transportation Refer to Procurement Circular No. 2007 – 03 and its amendments for ...
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Ground transportation includes but not limited to taxis, airport or hotel shuttles, bus, rail, subway, ferry, and parking. All ground transportation costs are submitted on Worksheet D and approved on the TAF. Receipts are required to claim reimbursement.

If an employee, with the approval of the department head (or designee) finds it more practical to travel directly between home and the airport terminal, in conjunction with official inter-island travel, or out-of-state travel, the employee may be reimbursed for miles between home and the airport terminal which are in excess of the miles normally ...
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Currently, electronic procurement is being used for small purchase requests for quotes for goods, services and construction pursuant to HRS Chapter 103D, by the executive branch, the Judiciary and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. Electronic procurement is required to be used for small purchases from $15,000 and above for most of the executive branch.  For other ...
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Procurement authority, the ability to procure, rests with the chief procurement officer (CPO) who may delegate such authority.  For the executive branch, the chief procurement officer has delegated procurement authority to the heads of departments.  Procurement Memoranda state that if heads of departments wish to delegate authority further, the chief procurement officer must be notified ...
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