How Many Hours Constitutes Part Time?

When hiring new employees, you will need to decide whether you’ll hire part time or full time workers. What identifies an employee as either part time or full time is based on the number of hours that they work throughout the standard workweek. How employees are paid can factor into how they are classified as well--employees that are paid an annual salary are almost always full time workers. Part time workers generally get paid an hourly wage. However, determining how many hours a week constitutes part time work or full time work can be challenging. This makes identifying employees as part time or full time not as clear cut as you’d assume. 

Knowing The Difference Between Overtime And Double Time

Although there are federal laws regarding overtime pay outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), they are relatively limited. Many states, including California, have additional overtime laws in place. As a result, California business owners should be aware of how the California Labor Code defines overtime to ensure that they remain compliant when paying their employees for any overtime work. 

Understanding 401(k) Fees and Expenses to maximize Your Staff’s Plan

Implementing a 401(k) plan is a smart move for countless reasons -- offering your employees a 401(k) plan shows them that you care about their futures, helps retain employees who might be tempted to go to another company offering a retirement plan, and provides another incentive for new employees to come work for you.

Retirement Plans for Your Small Business

What is Wage Discrimination?

Despite the fact that similarly qualified workers who perform the same job duties for the same employer should be paid equal wages, this is often not the case. Unfortunately, minorities and women have historically been paid less than white males even when performing the same jobs with the same level of performance and responsibilities. This is known as wage discrimination. 

Best Job Search Sites And How You Can Find Employment

In the current digital age, with the expansion of advanced smart technologies, e-commerce web assets, globalization, and an ever-increasing trend towards remote work, the Internet has become not only a critical asset for information research and communication, but for utilizing online job platforms for connecting with colleagues in a particular industry, publishing one’s resume, networking with potential employers, and researching job listings. Regarding the latter, it is possible to find job listings for general, or typical, on-site work, for typical remote work positions - such as Copywriting, Editing, Researching, Assisting, etc. - or to find work in a very specific field or “niche,” which includes on-site work and/or remote work. In fact, almost all job postings are now done exclusively online. These include such positions as:

Prevailing Wage In California And How It Is Determined

If you run a construction-based business in California that supplies electricians, plumbers, mechanics, pavers, or other construction-related laborers to perform work on public works projects, you are required to pay a prevailing wage rate, which is a fixed hourly rate predetermined by the state or federal government. We have detailed everything you'll need to know about paying your workers a prevailing wage in California.

What Are Unfair Hiring Practices?

Many laws are in place to prevent employers from discriminating against job candidates during the hiring process; however, many hiring practices that are considered unfair may not actually be illegal. Most companies have a specific recruitment process in place to help avoid discrimination. The problem is that some of these processes may still include areas that could potentially be deemed unfair.

Most In-Demand Jobs Today And Their Job Requirements

Filling positions at your company can be a challenging task, especially for certain jobs that have a lot of responsibilities. Not only will you go through hundreds if not thousands of resumes to identify potential candidates, you’ll interview them over the phone and in person to make sure that they are a good fit. Even then, you will likely have competition from other companies who are looking to fill similar positions. Just because you offer a job to a candidate doesn’t mean that they will take it.  To aid your search, here is a detailed discussion of what requirements to look for as well as a few examples of some of the most in-demand jobs of today and what their requirements entail.

How to Negotiate Salary with Your Chosen Candidate

Finding the right job candidates is a challenge in itself. Once you have identified a good candidate for your position, you’ll still need to offer a salary that’s fair for both sides. This is a lot easier said than done. Offer too much, and you could overpay the candidate and hurt your company's budget. Offer too little and you risk offending the candidate to the point where they won't be willing to negotiate further. Keeping that in mind, let us show you how to prepare and execute successful salary negotiations.