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Honeycombe8

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8. I don't know, but there have always been rules about # of hours before being considered full time.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 01:42 PM

Mar 2012

That's why Penney's and other large retailers often work their staff less than 30 hours a week....so they don't have to provide benefits like vacation, ins., and such. That only applies, I think, if the employer is large, AND if the employer provides such benefits to "full time" workers. There is no law making an employer provide vacation or ins. to its employees.

I think small employers may be exempt from such rules, but I'm not sure.

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I heard from a source that should know that in 2013, all part-time workers couldn't work more than [View all] raccoon Mar 2012 OP

we haven't gotten to 2013 yet, onethatcares Mar 2012 #1

We're switching to a 30 hour full time work week? abelenkpe Mar 2012 #2

They are just trying to avoid paying for insurance 2pooped2pop Mar 2012 #3

I worked for a large company in Nevada. In about 2009, they started to fire people crunch60 Mar 2012 #7

a Google search reveals almost nothing Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #4

Don't know, but found this: elleng Mar 2012 #5

Typically if you work under 30 hours you're considered part time and not eligible for benefits auburngrad82 Mar 2012 #6

I don't know, but there have always been rules about # of hours before being considered full time. Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #8