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Why would they require these hours? In the U.S. I think they would need to pay time and a half for anything north of 40-hours. Seems like it would be cheaper to
by codazoda 2y ago
Why would they require these hours? In the U.S. I think they would need to pay time and a half for anything north of 40-hours. Seems like it would be cheaper to hire more workers and not force the overtime. Then they might be able to increase the salary some. Everyone wins except the people who are willing to sacrifice the time for time and a half pay.
- d3nj4l 2y agoAIUI almost all salaried employees are exempt from overtime pay in the US.
- duskwuff 2y agoThis is only accurate inasmuch as most salaried employees are overtime exempt for other reasons (e.g. because they are executive or administrative professionals). Paying employees a salary, on its own, does not make them overtime exempt. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17a-overtime https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17a-overtime
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- kube-system 2y agoIs there ever a situation where it makes sense to pay fixed salaries to non-exempt employees?
- duskwuff 2y agoOne that comes to mind is an on-site caretaker position (e.g. on a remote property), where the employee is effectively being paid to be available, not to do a certain number of hours of work.
- yamazakiwi 2y agoSometimes overtime bonuses get used as an incentive for salaried employees to work more but I guess it's more a bonus than overtime pay.