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    "Employee/Employer Question?"

    Here is my question: I have been employed full time for years. I have a bad back, ruptured disc, surgury all that....Now the pain is constant. So I was going to quit, my employer said I could go part time, 5 or 6 hour's a day. Full time, part time so to speak. I was told by a friend that if I work 30 hour's a week, that is considered full time. I should get holiday pay like every one else and all other benefit's. If less than 30, then no benefit's. Does any one know the correct answer. I went to the gov. site, but cannot make heads or tails on that site. Need help? Thanks Cameorose
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  • #2
    Who is considered full-time and part-time and what benefits are given to those groups is determined mostly by the company, not by the government. Do you have an HR manual or HR website you can refer to for the information?

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    • #3
      Employee/

      No, we don't ever have an HR department. It's the boss and that's it.

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      • #4
        I see. Well, based on your original post, it sounds like your employer considers the arrangement part time. So that's probably your answer. Only way to know for sure is to discuss it with your boss.

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        • #5
          There can be various laws about this in different states. In addition, if you work at a place that hires union people, OR some union plus some non-union there are very likely contractually understood definitions and benefits beyond what the state requires. I know people who want to work full time, but their employer wants to keep them at"part time," working 36 to 39 hours a week. At the same place, those who have been hired full time might actually work 45 to 50 hours a week. It is cheaper for the employer to pay overtime to a few people with benefits than to have to give benefits to all and work them all for 40 hours.

          You might need to specify where you live so that someone who knows your state can share what they know.
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          • #6
            Employee/

            No union here. No HR. Actually we don't even have good drinking water, we have to bring our own! I work in Furniture Textile's, in NC. That may explain a lot right there. Job's are hard to come by in my area. Thank's for all the help, I'll let you guy's know monday evening. Thank's Cameorose

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            • #7
              Your company gets to decide what you get. They don't even have to offer holiday pay or vacation time or anything. Nice if they do but they don't have to. You could work full time and get no benefits at all or work part time and get great benefits. that is the way it goes. The only rule the business has to stick to is if it sets a precedent it can't change it for one person only. it has to be company wide.

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              • #8
                Is your injury work-related at all (i.e., caused or made worse by your work activities) and does your state have a workers' compensation system? If so, you may want to look into whether you qualify for workers' compensation benefits. This may affect whether going part-time entitles you to health benefits, etc.

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                • #9
                  If your company offers beneifts to full-time employees then they have to
                  have a definition of how many hours constitute a full time employee.
                  This has to be in writing somewhere - verbal will not stand up.
                  If 30 hrs constitutes full time employment then YES you are entitled to
                  full time benefits.
                  Every state has a Dept of Labor that can assit you anonymously if need

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