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dipsydoodle

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Thu May 24, 2012, 05:07 AM

May 2012

in the absence of knowing how commission only staff get paid in comparison with salaried staff paid with or without commission too.

How does US employment law distinguish between the two ? In the UK such an arrangement , if the employee worked solely for one employer , it would most likely fall under "master/servant relationship" and as such construed as being a normal employee for employment rights.

Some may have a preference for commission only : depends on commission levels. This is a subject normally associated with direct selling.

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How is it legal to hire "commission only" sales people? [View all] spinbaby May 2012 OP

I was not aware of that. I don't know how it is legal ejpoeta May 2012 #1

Difficult to comment on dipsydoodle May 2012 #2

Almost all dept stores are commission only RockaFowler May 2012 #3

Its the best incentive to succeed. dipsydoodle May 2012 #8

According to this, federal minimum wage laws still apply... Junkdrawer May 2012 #4

Indeed, if you have to come in and work a set number of hours and abide by a dress code Zalatix May 2012 #11

Now, try getting it enforced. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #26

When I was working, I was getting paid by commission sakabatou May 2012 #5

The concept preys upon the Horatio Alger myth: "If you work hard enough you can succeed at anything" baldguy May 2012 #6

Hate to sound like a rude person but blame the Reagan era. It is in the 80s when people lookingfortruth May 2012 #7

The No Job Jobs Of The 21st Century TheMastersNemesis May 2012 #16

Commission only, well predates the 80s, it predates my lifetime. braddy May 2012 #21

Better Than "Independent Contractors" KharmaTrain May 2012 #9

Yes, that happens a lot in the Insurance, Herbalife, Mary Kay, Primerica, etc industries Zalatix May 2012 #12

Independent Contractor always worked for me, but only if it was real braddy May 2012 #22

There are more positions and occupations exempt from minimum wage and OT laws morningfog May 2012 #10

Many sales jobs are really tough KurtNYC May 2012 #13

Worst job of my life IDemo May 2012 #14

if you work a "commission only" gig melm00se May 2012 #15

Thanks. That actually sounds pretty reasonable, and fair (nt) Nye Bevan May 2012 #24

As a former commisions salesperson at Sears, this is how it works DotGone May 2012 #27

That was my problem with Sears, too RockaFowler May 2012 #30

I know one thing. Springslips May 2012 #17

Yes it is legal guardian May 2012 #18

There's a downside for the consumer... -..__... May 2012 #19

I was briefly in retail sales in the mid 70's rustydog May 2012 #20

Worked in sales most of my life. xchrom May 2012 #23

When I was a young man and working musician back in the mid 1970s aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #25

It is also legal to make people pay to work someplace. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #29

Another 'fun' angle to this is many companies pay commission as 1099 wages Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #28

Been there, too Digit May 2012 #34

Simple answer - It's legal because it's not illegal slackmaster May 2012 #31

it's the only way to go datasuspect May 2012 #32

I met a commission only person Capt. Obvious May 2012 #33