Full Time Employees

[tommyboy81]

Just trying to figure out something. I figure each State may be different but I have to ask. There people I know that have been working full time hours for years (32+hours). Lately now they've ben working 20 to 25 hours. Is this wrong? Isn't there something that says that full-time employees can't work no more than what thy're supose to. Because it doen't seem right that my boss is making me work somebody 32+ hours because he's a full-time employee but she turns around and cuts FT employees hours. Seems like favortiism to me.

If I have to reword this i will.

[mikejet]

What the...I thought fulltime was 40 hours a week.

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by mikejet

What the...I thought fulltime was 40 hours a week.

ours is 32 to 40

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

ours is 32 to 40

Your cost of living is lower too! So I guess it balances out. Anything under 40 here is part time.

[Marquoz]

At my company full time employees have to work a minimum of 35 hours a week. It's to do with benefit packages, if they don't work enough then they will lose their benefits.

[tommyboy81]

I got a guy thats just started working for me that got hired full time. I'm told by my boss that I can't work him part time hours. That it's not legal. But she's giving other FT employees PT time hours. For instance we have 1 girl thats been a FT employee for 2 years. With 40 hours a week. now my boss is working her 20 hours. That's what I'm not getting. I'm told not to do it but shes doing it.

[mikejet]

Does she complain about it? Does she still get her benefits?

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by mikejet

Does she complain about it? Does she still get her benefits?

Yes/Yes and has a kid to support. She got bumped down in hours to make room for somebody my boss hired back to work the holiday season. But this new person is can't do half the stuff she does and is getting paid more.

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

Yes/Yes and has a kid to support. She got bumped down in hours to make room for somebody my boss hired back to work the holiday season. But this new person is can't do half the stuff she does and is getting paid more.

Sounds like a formal grievance needs to be filed with HR. These are tricky situations though so be delicate. I would also goto the Georgia Department of Labor and contact someone who would know if any violations are being made. Usually there is a minimum number of hours to be considered full time and if that employee is not making those hours they should either give them more or change their status.

[katharsis]

When you do your 32 hours and others only 20... do you get paid hourly?
If so I wouldn't worry, because you take home more in the end. Now if you are all on salary, I would start to investigate a bit.

Up to 20 hours over here is PT, everything above the employer has to offer benefits, so of course they make you work close to 40 hours to get their money's worth. I usually do anytime between 35-45 / week on salary.

[Johnny Vinyl]

I would think that regardless of the State/Province you live, if you're hired as a full-time employee you MUST receive Full-time hours. It's against the law to tell a FT employee that next week they're only getting 20 hours.

You are only allowed to adjust hours for Part-Time employees, NOT Full-time! What kind of company do you work for? I have never ever heard of this practice.

[ground chuck]

35+ hours qualifies for full time for me.

[Moefiz]

Different states are different also it also depends when the person was hire was he hire as a F/T or P/T....if they were hire as a F/t then by law they have to work whatever the state minimum for a F/t is.

[fatediesel]

I know for my company full-time is considered 32+ hours. I'm not sure whether the law defines full-time vs. part-time. If they are still getting benefits and it is non-union I'm not sure if there is any required minimum number of hours, particularly if the number of hours being worked is not being determined by sex/age/race.

[Marquoz]

From the US Department of Labor website:

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not define full-time employment or part-time employment. This is a matter generally to be determined by the employer. Whether an employee is considered full-time or part-time does not change the application of the FLSA, nor does it affect application of the Service Contract Act or Davis-Bacon and Related Acts wage and fringe benefit requirements.


Unless Georgia has a specific law mandating what full time is, there is absolutely nothing federal about full time. It seems to be up to the employer, and her only recourse is to talk to her manager's manager and complain.

[Chocolatejas]

40 hours is full time here. However the Big Boss says we should be working past 5 even though there is no work. She is .

[RazorFromHRSnet]

Some states require companies give benefits to people who work over a certain number of hours a week for a certian number of weeks a year...

like, when I was on the Disney World College program, I worked between 35-40 hours a week... but I was a part time employee. If you worked more than 32 hours a week for more than 30 or so weeks, you would be considered a full timer and be elligeble for benefits. It wasn't an issue for me, since the college program was about 15 weeks long, but it became an issue for those that tried to stay on longer. They got their hours cut later.

It's sort of like a common law marriage

[Beta Man]

My wife sees a lot of patients who are uninsured, and during the questionaires etc... she finds MANY of them work for Wal-Mart, and they say the reason they don't have insurance is b/c Wal-Mart won't allow them to work 40 hours (just 38 hours EVERY week for years ) so the gov't has to pick up the slack and pay the lion's share of their healthcare...... It's really unfortunate, but it happens. If insurance wasn't an issue, the drop in pay from 40 to 32 hours for instance, wouldn't be "That" great, depending on the tax rate etc. in your area.


Sorry for going so off-topic in this off-topic discussion


EDIT:

What type of company is this?

[Deadset]

Full time for me is 40 hours or more. I typically work about 45 a week....but I'm salary, so I don't see the extra $$$. But the 13% bonus should help

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by John72953

I would think that regardless of the State/Province you live, if you're hired as a full-time employee you MUST receive Full-time hours. It's against the law to tell a FT employee that next week they're only getting 20 hours.

You are only allowed to adjust hours for Part-Time employees, NOT Full-time! What kind of company do you work for? I have never ever heard of this practice.

Exactly what I thought. I work in Grocery. It's not supose to happen but it is.