Employee pay for orientation
MaryJ
15 Posts
I am looking for ways in which I can save money on my budget. This may not be the way, but I will ask anyway. Must I pay new employee's their actual hourly rate to watch the OSHA training videos? Everyone watches the same videos, takes the same amount of time but they are getting paid at different rates because of their pay scales. Does anyone know? Can I pay minimum wage or must I pay them at all if it is part of the "hiring" process? Thanks.
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If you require attendance, (and I can't imagine that orientation is not related to their job) then FLSA will view that as hours worked and each person s/b paid for time spent in orientation.
I know of 1 company that tried this once and it is now a faded memory for them!!!!!
This also comes up with mandatory classes that employees need to take to maintain certifications required by the company, etc. Some company "philosophers" feel that if the company pays for the class, then they shouldn't have to pay the employee compensation to take the class.
It should be "mandatory" training for supervisors and managers to have to go through Wage & Hour, EEOC, etc., Harassment complaint processes and see how much time and energy the implication of trying to "save" a few dollars gets them. Often, it costs a heck of a lot more in time and money to defend or pay out the consequences of these type actions.