Deduction in pay for Exempt employees in business is slow

Mary Jo 0809

We are a healthcare facility and low volumes have resulted in less available work. We are requiring hourly employees (clinical and non clinical) to flex their hours to reduce cost. Some hourly employees are angery and want exempt staff to do the same. I feel that this may jepordize their exemption. Any creative ideas for exempt staff to assist in this cost cutting effort. Has anyone ever had exempt staff donate their PTO back to the facility?

Thanks

Margaret Morford

You are right to be concerned about the loss of the exemption. The companies I've seen do this, either encourage the exempts to take time off and use up their PTO (I don't believe you can force them to do this) or they make them take a week off (without pay) every two months or so to even things up with the non-exempts.

Margaret Morford
theHRedge
615-371-8200
[email]mmorford@mleesmith.com[/email]
[url]http://www.thehredge.net[/url]