"What benefits must I provide to my part time employee?"

When hiring a part-time household employee, employers are only obligated to provide those benefits they agree by contract to provide OR those benefits the law obligates them to provide. In Illinois, most legal benefits involve unpaid time off for events such as voting, jury duty, Family and Medical Leave Act leave (if they have worked more than 1250 hours in the past 12 months) or other specified circumstances. And, of course, you are obligated to pay not less than the minimum wage (which, in Illinois, is presently $8.00) and to pay not less than 1 1/2 times their regular rate for any hours they work in excess of 40 hours in a week.

However, your goal is to provide a total package of paid and unpaid benefits that increases your ability to attract and keep the most qualified employee. And for a part-time employee, you may be competing with their other employer or against other job offers.

Based on our experience with part-time employees, here are some of the "basics" we suggest:

Holidays: For the major holidays (Labor Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Years Day) we suggest the day off with pay IF the holiday falls on a day when they would otherwise have been scheduled to work. If they do work on the holiday, we suggest one days' pay as holiday pay, in addition to pay for the hours they work. If they are required to work on a holiday, consider providing them an alternate day off.

Vacation: We suggest at least one week of paid time off per year (one week being the number of days they normally work during a week). Many families increase vacation to two weeks after the employee has been with you for three or four years. Paid time off can often be a very attractive benefit.

Pay for 52 Weeks: Whether full time or part-time, employees depend on a regular paycheck. If your family travels without the employee or doesn't need the employee for a short period, most families continue to pay for the period of their absence. Otherwise, your absence can cause a financial hardship to the employee, whose bills do not "take a vacation."

Of course, any other benefit you choose to provide can have significant value to the employee. One way to provide a benefit that has real value to the employee is to ask them what they would value most. Often, the overall cost of these benefits is minimal, but it is the things you are not required by law to do that will increase the chance of attracting and keeping a high quality employee.

"BEHAVIOR 911 TO THE RESCUE" Interactive Workshop

WHEN: Friday, February 19th, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: North Shore Pediatric Therapy Glenview Clinic - 1308 Waukegan Road, Suite 103 Glenview, IL 60025

WORKSHOP FEE: $50.00 per person

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 20 (Hurry, spaces are limited!)

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Come meet the entire Behavior Analysis team at North Shore Pediatric Therapy and get some one on one attention. You will experience a brief overview of the foundation of applied behavior analysis, an assessment tool that can be applied to your family/students for years to come, and specific intervention techniques to help increase and decrease behaviors.

During the course of the workshop, you will break up into groups and receive targeted instruction by one of our highly qualified behavior analysts. You will leave the workshop with your child's individualized assessment and plan to implement as soon as you get home!

This workshop is an outstanding opportunity to meet other parents and teachers that understand your needs! Be prepared to discuss your child's behavioral concerns and help other families/teachers develop their individualized plans.



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