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JUNE 25, 2019

She’s constantly bringing in food, and then offering it to us multiple times a day. So I’ve taken to choking down food I don’t want/secretly throwing it away. On my way to the store to pick up dog food before work, I fell through a loading hatch on the street, broke two ribs and hit my head. Why don’t you eat a banana?” “I

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Work Life

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

I was the person who wore the little pink-and-white uniform, brought food and water to patients and read to them. A: I was a legal secretary in California. A: I was a legal secretary in California. One day, with eight other legal secretaries, we all went to the Comedy Store together. My second one was working at Sears.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Employee perks refer to additional benefits, incentives, or advantages provided by an employer to their employees, beyond the basic salary and standard benefits. According to a survey by TimesJobs, 55% of employees in India prefer perks and benefits over salary. What are Employee Perks? What Do Employees Want?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Among the company’s list of the best gig economy jobs , food delivery drivers, freelance writers and online tutors ranked in the top three, followed by graphic designers, short-term rental hosts and virtual assistants. Income: According to Payscale , a cybersecurity consultant’s average annual salary is $96,000.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This post, if you work for a church, can they require you to give 10% of your salary back to them? , My thing is, even if this policy is illegal (which google tells me is not only legal, but fairly common practice), he likely won’t make any progress with trying to change any policy as a brand-new employee.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Soaring food prices: grocery prices have increased by 25% over the past four years. Kenniston recommends searching for someone who is a fiduciary—in other words, someone who has a legal or ethical relationship to provide trustworthy advice. He says, at least initially, 20-somethings’ goals shouldn’t be top-tier salaries.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The physiological needs cover basic needs like food, water, warmth, sleep. Physiological Needs – Regular salary, safe working environment, lunch breaks, coffee/tea machines. It has been developed by American legal scholar Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler, last year’s Nobel prize winner in Economics. Nudge Theory.

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JUNE 23, 2022

That includes your design, legal, and accounts team, who need to move the document for UI/UX sketches, contract papers, and expenses sheet, among other key documents. Salary increment. One of the best ways to empower your eCommerce team is to give them a salary hike once they achieve their targets.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A reader writes: I work for a growing company (think of the products you’d find in Whole Foods beauty aisle) that is doing great things and genuinely has good intentions and smart people behind it. As for the rules on this stuff, there are legal rules and then there are just the good management practices.

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MAY 30, 2023

But learning the ropes of the legal profession requires plenty of mundane drudge work. As Above the Law notes, because of online legal service providers, “Many law firms that once did nothing more than prepare documents for clients are finding that there’s less of a need for the services that they provide.” Are you experienced?

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

We have to provide food to our managers for Boss’s Day. I will be classified as salaried non-exempt, so will be eligible for overtime. Yes, that is legal, and in fact it’s a pretty normal way to do it for people who are non-exempt. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. The new overtime rule is messing with my hours.

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MARCH 1, 2024

You recently started gathering food, toiletries and other basic necessities for local people in need. Donors asked if they can deduct the cost of the donated items on their tax return, and a few people suggested you make your project legal by filing for nonprofit status. Is there a big enough need for your services?

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

I have no plans to leave, but like most people, I wouldn’t mind a higher salary, better commute, etc. Is it legal for my company not to pay me for the days we close around Christmas? I am a salaried food service general manager. Is this legal? You can be salaried and still non-exempt.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The physiological needs cover basic needs like food, water, warmth, sleep. Physiological Needs – Regular salary, safe working environment, lunch breaks, coffee/tea machines. It has been developed by American legal scholar Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler, last year’s Nobel prize winner in Economics. Nudge Theory.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The new TUC analysis reveals that women are much more likely than men to be in flexible working arrangements that mean they work fewer hours and take a salary hit, like part-time and term-time only working. The post Women far more likely to have disadvantageous flexible working arrangements appeared first on Workplace Insight.

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MARCH 5, 2018

Free food at work. The position would have been a huge increase in salary as well as title, but the job duties are the same as I am doing in my current position with the exception of having a small team to supervise. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. What are the general rules around utilizing these perks?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Coworker takes so much food that other people don’t get any. Our problem is that there is one teacher who ALWAYS starts eating before the rest of us and takes a fairly large amount, several times, leaving the staff, especially the second shift of lunch, short on food! And possibly needs to hover near the food table to enforce it.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

In the meeting where this was announced, with legal and HR in the meeting, they told us that we are classified as “hourly exempt.” We have a base salary, and we can work 40 hours and take a pay cut to this base salary, or maintain our (current) base salary by working 44 hours.

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APRIL 3, 2015

The owner also owns a fast food chain which is rapidly growing and I am currently refining their identity system ready for their next store opening. The question is if it’s legal for the employer to make us put less hours than actually worked in our time sheet.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Online application illegally asking for salary history. I’m currently completing an online application for an organization in Washington state, where in July it became illegal to ask applicants what their previous salary was. Yep, put all zeros in that field if it’s required.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2022

You’ll be better served by being straightforward about it: “I have no problem with weed personally but given the laws in Texas, I’m very uncomfortable having the plants here — I’m too worried about the legal consequences for us both. Can you occasionally send them a food delivery gift card so they can have a meal delivered at the same time?

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JUNE 6, 2021

I’m a recent grad (from grad school, not undergrad) who just got my first “salary” job. I chose it because it seemed to have the office culture I wanted, plus a good salary, and it was a pandemic, so anything I can get. I’m a high school senior who works in a local food service shop that’s in my small town.

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Success

APRIL 1, 2024

Soaring food prices: grocery prices have increased by 25% over the past four years. Kenniston recommends searching for someone who is a fiduciary—in other words, someone who has a legal or ethical relationship to provide trustworthy advice. He says, at least initially, 20-somethings’ goals shouldn’t be top-tier salaries.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

For example, we recently attended a show in Tennessee and our food allowance was $30 per day. For this Atlanta trip, the food expense will be $50 per day. It’s going to be $400 in food expenses for the week for just one of us. Can I negotiate a different work schedule rather than a higher salary?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Despite being salaried and having benefits, I was told that since I have only worked there for two months, I’ve only accrued two days of PTO (one sick, one vacation) but our flex time allows me to work when I’m feeling well enough to do so, or I could always take unpaid days off if I needed more than two days off for Covid.

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JUNE 21, 2015

They told me Friday they had completed contacting all my references and all had gone well, so I’m just waiting on the final offer with my salary. I live in Las Vegas and have been in the food service industry for about 12 years. Is this legal? Nope, it’s not legal. Restaurant wants me to train for free.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Some of the top companies are Publix Supermarkets, WinCo Foods, and Penmac Staffing. While the return on investment (ROI) of an ESOP can be enticing, keep in mind that companies with ESOP plans pay more in legal and administrative fees than those without. Employers can contribute 6-8% of an employee's annual salary to an ESOP plan.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Friend/client asked me to disclose the salary of someone I recommended. A good answer could be something like, “I wouldn’t feel right sharing her salary. Did you know there’s actually a real move away from asking candidates about salary history? Legally, yes, it can be done. Massachusetts even just outlawed it !)

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

I come from a legal background so my old cover letters were kind of formal and rigid and also didn’t provide new information about myself that wasn’t already on my resume. The new position comes with increased salary and responsibilities. It will also be a title and salary. 2000€/yr more than what I was making plus food tickets!

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MARCH 29, 2023

Especially food service (coffee shop). A cost-of-living raise is typically awarded to everyone and is meant to keep your salary on pace with inflation. What you’d be asking for is a merit raise because you’ve earned a higher salary through your work, and you can do that independently of last summer’s cost-of-living adjustment.

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JUNE 13, 2022

This person is salary exempt in Texas. But you can’t legally dock an exempt employee’s pay just because they’re working fewer hours a day, working from home, or being less productive because of sickness.). How to pay someone who’s working from home with Covid. Working from home is working!

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AUGUST 13, 2018

At the on-site, we had discussed salary expectations (his) and salary range (ours), should we make an offer, so we knew we had a good fit on that regard. I won’t partake in any food on offer, but worry that the boss might try to give me something directly (as he was asking what my favorite chocolate bar was). Any advice?

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

For context, as this came up in the comment section: the salary they offer for any positions is always fixed. Anyways, they found me a shared apartment to stay in, which I was fine with, and sent out letters to the families asking them to bring their own food and beverages to the meetings and BBQ, which was also fine with me.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

A previous employer used to require that salaried, exempt employees clock in and out every day. ” However, in practice, payroll would make weekly calls to salaried, exempt employees if they hadn’t accumulated at least 40 hours during the previous week. Is this legal? Docking exempt employees’ pay. day of PTO.

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MARCH 24, 2016

Even though I earn a really good salary, it irks me that I spend over $3,500 a year for a car I don’t want. Also, there must be legal issues regarding an employer forcing an employee to spend money on something they don’t want to have. I am about to return home for another round of in-person meetings with my boss.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

My broker gets a percentage of each transaction as I am working for my company on his time (I am salaried). I work for a school in the kitchen, and occasionally I have to run to the store for food. Could you tell me if that is legal? I use the checklist I created in-house for my company clients.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

Also at the same time, there was a large salary survey that indicated the need for the majority of staff to get significant raises. There were stories in the paper, and the two events (salary adjustment and termination) were combined and reported on in a misleading way. So, with the board’s blessing, I redrew the org chart.

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