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It actually costs a business money to have an employee, over and above the amount shown on a paycheck. If you hire a lot of employees who work 20 hours per week
by ahazred8ta 10y ago
It actually costs a business money to have an employee, over and above the amount shown on a paycheck. If you hire a lot of employees who work 20 hours per week, the HR department has to screen, hire, monitor, discipline and/or fire twice as many people. Training costs also double. Part time employees usually quit sooner and turn over faster, which again means higher onboarding and training costs. It's also harder for managers to keep track of twice as many people. YMMV
- cpfohl 10y agoYou vastly overestimate how productive your employees can be past about 20 hours anyway. Hiring twice as many people would be a mistake since the ones you do hire should be more effective during their "at work" time. Also, if you pay these people closer to full time employees, give them benefits, and make them want to stay they should turn over slower than a full time employee.