Does anyone know why some salaried positions are now being switched to hourly? Is this in response to the DOL’s attempt to raise salaried wages?
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Yes, this is a relation to the department of labor rules regarding the new minimum expectations to be paid overtime. The cap amount is being raised to a minimum of 58,000 per year which means anyone that is making that amount who is salary would have to be paid overtime. As a result of that most positions that fell into that range were moved to hourly to account for this should the need arise for OT so that it’s paid. The unfortunate thing from what I have heard though is that many salary positions who were working more than 40 hours are now only going to be able to work 40 hours under the new rule since going to hourly which is gonna make it hard to complete all of the work. I am one of those people.
I voluntarily switched from salary to hourly so I would get paid for the hours I worked. My manager told me (once too often) that because I was salaried, she could work me harder and give me more projects because I don't get O.T. I went to H.R. and had that corrected.
As an hourly employee, you will be tracked based on your production. If you had the “freedom” (as they call it) to research things and learn and ask questions before as a salary employee, just know those days are over. Your numbers and production are what counts now. Focus on that. Do NOT spend extra time helping others. Direct them to their superiors. Let them figure it out.
I know it may sound great to go from salary to hourly… for others it is a sentence to he-l… but your job has changed more than you realize. Production production production!!! You don’t have the time to help others anymore. Focus on you because your annual review will depend on it.
If they switch me from salary to hourly I’ll quit. I cannot do what I do as hourly.
Yes it was in respnse to the DOL rule.
Unsure nationwide but Texas salary employees were moved to hourly during July, not sure if it was all salary employees but I'm sure it was a high %.
The rule was halted this month, DOL can appeal but chances are they won't with the incoming administration.
Can you tell us the job positions that are affected by this?