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Tribunal orders ABC Engineering to pay former staff unpaid wages and holiday pay

Employee Benefits

An employment tribunal has ruled that collapsed firm ABC Engineering needs to pay eight former members of staff more than £12,000 for failing to pay holiday entitlements and unauthorised wage deductions. The judgement stated: “The claim was issued in the employment tribunals on 26 October 2022.

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Exempt vs. non-exempt employees: Navigating worker classification

Higginbotham

The employee has the authority to make hiring and firing decisions, or their recommendations on employment changes carry significant weight. Computer Employee Exemption The employee works in the computer field as a computer systems analyst, programmer, software engineer or similar role.

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Misclassification Lawsuit Filed by NJ Attorney General

Workers' Compensation

It also seeks damages for the companies’ alleged improper deductions from drivers’ pay. Misclassification also hurts the vast majority of employers who play by the rules, putting them at a competitive disadvantage against those who flout the law. See NJDOL’s website for more information about misclassification.

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Pimlico Plumbers loses holiday pay appeal

Employee Benefits

A heating engineer who claimed he was owed holiday pay by Pimlico Plumbers after the Supreme Court ruled that he was a worker and not self-employed, has successfully appealed against a ruling made by the Employment Appeal Tribunal last year that his claim was out of time. encouraged the worker to take paid annual leave and.

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7 FLSA record-keeping violations and how to avoid them

Insperity

The FLSA is a federal law that establishes the minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping and youth employment standards governing the employer-employee relationship. It is, therefore, very important for employers to identify the applicable exemption and review the criteria for the applicable exemption. What is the FLSA?

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

HR Digest

The rule allows employers to use non-discretionary bonuses and incentive payments to satisfy up to 10 per cent of the standard salary level. Non-managerial employees in maintenance, construction, carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, ironworkers, craftsmen, operating engineers, and longshoremen, all qualify.

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PEO payroll services: How Genesis works with your company

Genesis HR Solutions

We’ll take this complexity out of your payroll to-do list and handle deductions required by state and federal laws for you. We can also accommodate deductions specific to your organization, including deductions for charities, uniforms, etc. Employer Tax Deposits & Filings. We’ll also file those returns for you.