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Exempt vs. non-exempt employees: Navigating worker classification

Higginbotham

Such positions often require a salary that meets or exceeds a specific threshold rather than hourly pay. These workers are usually paid hourly and are eligible for overtime pay and minimum wage protections due to the nature and hours of their work. Such disputes often involve exempt and non-exempt employee classification requirements.

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FLSA status — exempt vs non-exempt, what do employers need to know?

Business Management Daily

The FLSA establishes federal minimum wage, overtime pay requirements, employer recordkeeping standards, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. How you classify your employees will determine whether they are eligible for overtime. Exempt vs. non-exempt.

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Employee retention strategies to overcome the Great Resignation

Business Management Daily

Ideally, there will be some formal training and well-constructed training materials that employees can refer back to as needed. Allow salaried employees to adjust their hours to leave early or start late one day a week if needed and make up the time elsewhere. Financial recognition can come in the form of bonuses.

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How to Improve Employee Engagement in the Manufacturing Industry?

Empuls

Unfortunately, frequent overtime is common in manufacturing. But, good employee scheduling software can automate and streamline scheduling, shift swapping, and last-minute replacements — avoiding unnecessary overtime. For instance: monetary rewards (bonuses, salary raise, gift cards, etc.)

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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Common terms include wages, salaries, benefits, fringe benefit, and remuneration or earnings—often used interchangeably—but they are all referring to the same thing: money paid by the employer to a worker or on behalf of a worker as part of compensation for labour/work performed. Wages and salaries cost employers $25.22

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Expert Q&A: Understanding the DOL’s Overtime Rules

HR Digest

The overtime rules went into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the new proposal, people earning a salary level of $679 for 40 hours per week (about $35,308 annually), will be eligible for overtime pay based on varied duties. Six discussions were held, and it was decided that the present compensation for overtime was inadequate.

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12 Strategies for Healthcare Employee Retention for Building a Stable and Satisfied Workforce

Empuls

Compensation :  Competitive salaries and benefits are crucial for retention. This entails conducting regular performance reviews wherein employees receive constructive feedback and acknowledgment for their achievements. But beyond the basic salary, comprehensive benefits can be the deciding factor for many professionals.