I have a bit of a situation that I wanted some advice on.
I work for a small community bank in PA. We’re currently in the process of opening our third branch. Well it turns out they plan on having this branch open 7 days a week. The problem that this presents will be the lack of technical support as I am the only person in IT. I’ve been approached by my boss and forewarned that they (meaning the executives) may want some kind of support on sundays. He mentioned he had already explained that at minimum they will reimburse me for broadband internet at home, but he was unsure of additional compensation.
My situation is this, if the executives decide they want me to be on-call (which I am not and was not hired to be, it was discussed prior to my hire that the position was M-F, 8:30-5pm), what options do I have to negotiate additional compensation? I know of a few friends with positions similar to mine (but in larger companies) who do on-call work and they told me they make more money then they would if they didnt do on-call work. Is there a set percentage of increase that I should be requesting? Should I request an hourly rate for any work on-call? (I’m a salaried employee btw)
Reason I’m worried is because I’m not even on call and I’ve had run ins with branch managers who were angry I wasn’t available on a Saturday for support (when they know I am not). I’m having my first child in March and if they expect me to sacrifice my time I feel I should be additionally compensated.
Please note that this is only for my information so that when/if it comes up I’ll be ready. Thank you for any and all advice.