Cover letter for overtime payment(5 samples)
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This blog post will show samples of cover letters requesting overtime payment.
Samples of cover letters requesting overtime payment
When writing a cover letter requesting overtime payment, these are some of the essential things to include in your letter:
- Include your address and personal contact.
- Address the recipient with a formal salutation. For example, “Dear/Hello (name of the recipient).”
- The next step is to state what you are applying for.
- State your extra working hours.
- Conclude your letter with a forward-looking statement. For example, “I respectfully request that you approve my application for overtime payment. “
Sample 1:
“Your Name
Name of Company
Position of Sender in the Company
Address of Sender
City, State, Zip Code
DATE
Name of Boss
Name of Company
Position of Receiver in the Company
City, State, Zip Code
RE: Requesting accrued overtime pay
Dear [Name of Boss]:
My name is [Your Name] and I work in the contract department. I was requested to complete a contract for a major electronic exhibition at Conference Center on DATE.
As time was short, I needed to work overtime for three days to complete the contract so it could be signed at least one month before the date of the exhibition.
This is a formal request for payment for my extra working hours from DATE to DATE.
Each of these days I worked three hours overtime to complete a project that you requested to have finished immediately.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. I can be reached at name@email.com or PHONE NUMBER.
Sincerely,
Your Signature
Printed Name”
Sample 2:
“DATE
Name of Receiver
Name of Company
Position of Receiver in the Company
City, State, Zip Code
RE: Requesting accrued overtime pay
Dear Mr. NAME:
My name is NAME and I work in the contract department. I was requested to complete a contract for a major electronic exhibition at Conference Center on DATE.
As time was short, I needed to work overtime for three days to complete the contract so it could be signed at least one month before the date of the exhibition.
This is a formal request for payment for my extra working hours from DATE to DATE. Each of these days I worked three hours overtime to complete a project that you requested to have finished immediately.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. I can be reached at name@email.com or PHONE NUMBER.
Sincerely,
SIGNATURE
Printed Name”
Sample 3:
“[Date of Letter]
[Manager’s Name]
[Company Name]
[Address]
[City, State, Zip]
Dear [Manager’s Name],
As we previously discussed, I am writing you to formally request that my number of working hours be reduced to eight hours. Recently I have been working two to three extra hours a day without overtime pay. These extra hours have been due to completing tasks that another department is responsible for. However, if this extra work does not get done then I cannot do my job when I come to work in the morning.
I would also like to formally request that I receive overtime pay in the future for any additional hours that I work beyond my required forty hours per week.
Sincerely,
[Sign here]
[Your Typed Name].”
Sample 4:
“To,
The HR Manager,
_________, (Company’s name)
_________ (Company’s address)
Date: __/__/_____ (date)
Subject: Approval for working overtime
Sir/ Madam,
Most respectfully, I am ___________ (name), _____________ (mention designation) and my employee ID number is ____________ (mention your employee ID number).
I write this letter in form of a request letter to seek your approval for letting me work overtime in company ____________ (mention details – beyond working hours/ on weekends/ any other). I would like to inform you that the reason behind the same is that I am assigned with _________________ (mention reason – new project/ assignment/ any other) and which needs to be completed by __/__/____ (date)
I request your kind consideration, and I look forward to your kind approval in this regard. I shall be highly thankful for the same.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
__________ (signature),
__________ (your name),
__________ (employee ID number)”
Sample 5:
“Julien Dupont
75 bis rue de la grande porte
75020 Paris – France
Tel: 06 66 66 66 66
julien.dupont@xxxx.com
Dear,
Function
Address
ZIP code
In [City], on [Date]
Registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt
Subject: Request for payment of overtime
Madame,
Being a staff member since [hire date] at [position], I worked [number of overtime hours worked] from [date] to [date]. All this in order to contribute to the development of the company and to achieve the monthly objectives. I therefore exceeded the 35 hours, the legal working time per week.
In fact, on receiving my payslip for the month of [the month in which my error occurred] and reading it, I noticed that these overtime hours were not counted.
This is the reason why I allow myself to send you the details summarizing my overtime during this period [attach all the documents justifying your working hours and proving that you worked overtime].
I would like to remind you that in accordance with the provisions of article L3121-22 of the Labor Code, all overtime must be increased. Unfortunately, this was not the case with my salary.
I therefore ask you to intervene so that my situation is rectified as quickly as possible.
Pending a response from you, please accept, Madam, my best regards.
signature.”
Frequently Asked Questions:
Are cover letters necessary?
Yes. A well-crafted cover letter can help to bridge the gap between your lack of practice experience and other applicants who have plenty.
How do I express my interest in any position?
“Dear [Name], With the utmost enthusiasm, I would like to express my interest in the [position title] position at [Company]. My interest in [field, industry, or other themes] has taken me from [experience] to [experience].”
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