Clothes do not make the man or woman, and job titles do not turn a nonexempt employee into an exempt employee. The Fair Labor Standards Act has been consistent over its 85-year existence: Job titles don’t determine an employee’s status. Misclassifying employees, whether done intentionally or by mistake, can land you in trouble. While you might get away with not paying misclassified employees overtime, you’re likely to pay it back …
McDonald’s franchisee fined for using ten-year olds as unpaid workers A Kentucky-based McDonald’s franchisee has been found to have violated federal labor laws, by using children – some as young as 10 – as unpaid workers. The children, who prepared and distributed food orders; worked at a Drive-Thru window, and operated the register, would sometimes be working till as late as 2am in the morning, found the Department of Labor. …
Police Scotland has banned staff and officers in frontline roles from having beards, in case they have to wear an FFP3 face mask. The post Police Scotland bans beards in frontline roles appeared first on Personnel Today.
Successful hybrid working arrangements avoid getting caught up in policies and treat people as individuals, experts have said. The post Successful hybrid working ‘requires personalisation’ appeared first on Personnel Today.
Health Shield Friendly Society has found that the youngest employees in the workforce, those aged 18 to 24, who should in theory be the fittest members of the workforce, are the ones that are struggling most with their health. The health cash plan provider’s latest research uncovered that 18 to 24 year olds take three more sick days on average each year than their older peers. Examining the results in …
Checkatrade.com has launched ‘Get In’, a campaign aimed at getting more young people into trades, to tackle the problem A “severe” market downturn will see new housing starts drop by 40% this year – the biggest fall since the 2008 financial crisis, new figures have revealed. Statistics released in the UK Trade Skills Index 2023 have revealed a dire situation, with the Government unlikely to hit the target of 300,000 …