Tag: salary

May 3, 2022

When Do You Give a Pay Raise?

How do you accept or turn down a request for a wage increase in your business? This month it’s my turn to start a discussion with Paul Bieber and give him a chance to rebut next week. An issue that we hear all the time is the challenge of finding good people. The other side of this is how we keep our employees, especially when […]

May 23, 2016

The New Overtime Rules in the U.S.

Many companies treat people as salaried administrative, executive and professional employees. This means these folks don’t get overtime. I’m sure most of the folks designated by this are truly in those positions. But there are some cases where this has been used to avoid paying overtime. I know that no one in our wonderful and patriotic glass industry has ever or will ever do this intentionally, […]