Q&A

Do you have to pay minimum hours to hourly employees?

Do you have to pay minimum hours to hourly employees?

An employer is not required to pay a minimum number of hours to its hourly paid employees or to its non-exempt salary employees including if they are called back in. An employer only has to pay its hourly employees and non-exempt salary employees for the actual hours worked regardless of how long or how few the time is.

Is there a minimum number of hours you can work in California?

Legally speaking, there is not a minimum number of hours. The four-hour minimum shift rule does not mean that employers are required to schedule workers for at least four shifts. This is a common misconception: there are no minimum hours for part-time in California or minimum hours for full-time.

What are the minimum ordinary hours in a day?

minimum ordinary hours in a day, times of the day ordinary hours can be worked (eg. between 7am – 7pm). The ordinary hours can be different for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

What are the normal hours of work for an employee?

Hours of work Ordinary hours are an employee’s normal and regular hours of work, which do not attract overtime rates. Awards, enterprise agreements and other registered agreements set out any: maximum ordinary hours in a day, week, fortnight or month,

How many hours is an employee required to work?

Often, this does not exceed a 45 or 50-hour work week. If a job requires 55 or 60 (or more) hours to perform, many would consider it a poorly-designed job. “Work time” constitutes any and all time an employee spends performing duties and activities related to completion of the job.

When is show up time considered hours worked?

In this segment of our series, we will discuss when show-up time should be considered hours worked. As a general rule the FLSA requires employers to pay their employees for time actually worked. There may be some instances where an employee arrives to work, as directed by the employer, only to be sent home before any work is performed.

Do you have to pay employees for 30 minutes of work?

The employer would only be required to pay the employee for 30 minutes of work. It would not be required to pay the employee for any additional time or for a minimum number of hours. There is no requirement in the FLSA that employers pay employees a minimum of 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., hour just for showing up to work.

Do you have to pay employees for show up time?

There is no requirement in the FLSA that employers pay employees a minimum of 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., hour just for showing up to work. This is not to say show-up time is never considered hours worked.