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Overtime: What Proposed DOL Overtime Exemption Could Mean For Employers?

HR Digest

On March 7, 2019, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposal to update the overtime rules under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). million Americans who work more than 40 hours a week eligible for overtime pay. Overtime Exemption Requirements. The regulation could make over 1.3 Over $23,660 a year.

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Dry promotions: Definition, considerations, and guidelines for employers

Business Management Daily

However, some of that excitement is probably due to the pay raise that they expect will come with the promotion. But sometimes employers offer promotions without an increase in pay, a growing phenomenon called dry promotions. They are looking to get more work out of the employee without providing a pay raise.

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Avoid legal issues with compliant job descriptions

Business Management Daily

Job descriptions should typically state whether the role is considered exempt or nonexempt from overtime compensation. In that case, the employee may provide a different set of duties or mix of responsibilities to the DOL investigator, resulting in a considerable overtime bill if the DOL decides they were incorrectly classified as exempt.

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New Employee Benefits Mandated in Thailand

Global People Strategist

These documents may include detailed descriptions as to why employees are paid their current rates, and descriptions of how pay raise determinations were made. Other new benefits include employees who currently do not receive overtime pay may take legal action to demand the payment of overtime hours.

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Ways to keep a good specialist if a competitor pays a higher salary

Hppy

Of course, giving your employees the desired level of pay raise is the best option for keeping them in the company. In order to do that, your human resource specialists have to do competitive research, analyze the sums required to lead a healthy lifestyle, creating a pay raise system.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

Business Management Daily

In particular, it requires employers to keep detailed records of hours worked by all employees — including overtime, weekly hours, and any additions or deductions from employee wages. The FLSA has a few other regulations related to payroll documents besides retaining them for three years.

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How to Structure an Employee Review

Abel HR

Attendance and Productivity: Absenteeism rate Tardiness Overtime hours Employee reviews Skill satisfaction. Conducting regular employee reviews brings many benefits for both employees and the company. Companies have different metrics that align with their company goals yearly.