I work at a job where they pay us a base pay per week plus commission. They say our base is based on 40 hours per week but if we fall under that, they pay us 5.15 an hour, minimum wage. But, if we go OVER 40 hours they base our overtime pay on our sales performance. There has been times where I've only gotten paid 4.00 an hour for overtime, plus they don't pay holiday pay, but claim we are "salaried" employees. Even on salary, don't you get paid time and a half for overtime and get holiday pay? I mean I AM working full time, 40 hours a week. It seems to me though, that we are NOT salary, because if we fall UNDER the 40 hours they drop our pay to a "per hour" rate. As it stands, I'm making 400.00 a week base. Can someone give me some info on this? Is this legal? And we have these days during the month where it's like "mandatory overtime" where we work from 9am to 9pm, and they still don't pay us time and a half for those hours, but MAKE us work the overtime. What do I do?
2006-07-03 18:12:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I'm making 400.00 a week, based on 40 hours. That equals 10.00 an hour. If I go OVER those 40 hours though, depending on how well I sold, my overtime can be anywhere from 4.00 per hour to over 20.00 per hour. Is that legal?
2006-07-03 18:27:40 · update #1
Your job doesn't sound like a real "salaried" job. In a salary job, you get paid one amount each month, no matter how many hours it takes to get the job done. Most salaried posititions include holidays off with no change in the amount of pay. In jobs that need to be worked on holidays, employees on salary are often offered a "bonus" for working major holidays. I think that your company's pay scale is overcomplicated, and that usually happens when someone is trying to legally get away with something shady.
2006-07-03 18:24:20 · answer #1 · answered by imzadi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its illegal for your employer to pay you below the minimum wage which you said they did "there has been times where I've only gotten paid 4.00 an hour" when the minimum wage is 5 bucks
2006-07-04 01:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by cam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe it is legal.
i think it's a loophole in the law that allows your employers to cheat you.
contact the local job services to find out who you can go to with your complaints.
2006-07-04 01:17:22 · answer #3 · answered by neonatheart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn them into your state wage and labor board, they are in violation of several federal labor laws! Do it NOW, don't let them screw over you or anyone else!
2006-07-04 01:19:03 · answer #4 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely find me another job, that job does not sound like it is worth it to me.
2006-07-04 01:16:46 · answer #5 · answered by monique b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
QUIT!!!
2006-07-04 01:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by andrew d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋