Night Pay During Travel

If a GS employee is on official travel during his or her regularly scheduled duty hours that fall between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., does the employee continue to receive night pay whether or not she or he performs actual duty?

Q:  If a GS employee is on official travel during his or her regularly scheduled duty hours that fall between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., does the employee continue to receive night pay whether or not she or he performs actual duty?

A:  A GS employee who is regularly assigned to a night shift that falls between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. and performs official government travel during that night shift will continue to receive night differential.  Under the regulations at 5 C.F.R. § 550.122(a) a GS employee continues to receive night differential pay for a regularly scheduled night shift when performing official government travel during the night shift whether performing work or not.

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Wayne Coleman is a compensation consultant whose career at various Federal agencies and in private practice spans almost 40 years. During this time he has written about and provided training on overtime and premium pay, on the principles of FLSA coverage and exemption, and on related Federal compensation issues. Wayne is available to help your agency avoid premium pay claims through consulting services and training. You can contact him at wayneslyhouse@comcast.net.