Different Benefits for Different Employee Classes
FT
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I asked this question under the "Benefits" topic of the Forum, but thought I might get more response here. We are a small company who employs administrators and truck drivers. Our intent is to offer different benefits, such as the number of holidays, sick time, etc. to the two different groups. Does anyone out there have experience with this. Is there a problem doing this? Thank you.
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Answer it can be done and is done, but administering to the benefit would be much easier if it was consistently applied and calculated.
PORK
We are non-union and have two separate benefits plans and sets of performance rules. We have no salaried employee handbooks for example. We excuse sick absences for salaried ee's. There is no written progressive discipline plan for salaried employees. For the hourly employees there is a strict employee handbook, a no-fault points system for attendance, different vacation plan and a different pension plan.
There is no state or federal regulation requiring you to have parallel, equal or consistent plans among your employee groups. Employers have a few rights left, and this is one of them.