First, let’s be clear that this was posted in a California based human resources group. While I am employment law trained in multiple states as well as Canada, one things is for sure. It is an illegal practice to pay employee’s late – – – especially in the State of California. I have so many questions for the individual who posted this.
1. Why did you agree to this? 2. What is your alternative? 3. Do you understand the fines and penalties for late payments to employees? 4. How do you allow the payroll company to make you violate your own policy (remember pay dates are listed in the company handbook).
Goodness! I don’t even know where to begin with this one. But here we go…..
It’s a real struggle for me when I see these kind of questions posted in Human Resources groups…..BY HR PROFESSIONALS. The answer to this question is not found in a social media group on Facebook. The answer to this question is found in the Employee handbook. After doing a little research on the poster, I discovered the poster works for a private company. Which means, the benefits offered are subject to the employers discretion. A properly written handbook will clearly define the differences between full-time and part-time employees as well as the benefits or lack of that would be provided based on the employee status. In “most” companies, a full time employee is defined as one who works at least 30 hours a week. The handbook will also state in “most” employment sectors that ONLY FULL TIME EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS. The only “resource” this HR Professional needed to show this employee is the employee handbook. If orientation was properly completed during on-boarding, this HR Professional should have also had the employee sign and acknowledge that they understand the policies in the associate handbook!
If your organization, would like an audit of your employee handbook, please contact the offices of Stephanie C. Harper. We would be happy to help you and your HR Team fully understand the policies created and how to best communicate them to your employees.
The Why You Need HR Blog! is an extension of the Mind The Business That Pays You book. Its intended purpose is to share “a day in the life” of a human resources practitioners. Hopefully this blog will help you to better appreciate the HR professionals in your organization. To protect the poster and the integrity of the social groups, all personal information has been removed.
