Companies generally pay temporary employees lower wages and offer fewer benefits than they extend to their core counterparts. Nevertheless, what are some of the possible drawbacks for companies that employ temporary workers?

1.
While the trend in the workplace is toward not offering benefits to part-time workers, as more companies discover the benefits of engaging part-time workers, companies must consider the their benefit policies for part-time workers. Extending part-time workers benefits could be costly for companies. However, the need to attract and retain talented part-time workers may influence companies to extend their benefits to part-timers. In doing so, companies should carefully consider which benefits to offer based on the nature of the position, the costs to the company and employee preferences. Further, if a company offers benefits to part-time workers, it is important that they clearly communicate the value of such benefits in order to ensure that part-time workers understand the value of the benefits in their total compensation.
Do you think the firm should offer benefits to part-time workers? If yes, should they offer paid time-off, the 401(k) plan and health insurance? Or only one or two of the benefits? Explain your recommendation.
Reminder: With the passing of the Affordable Care Act, covered
employers must offer health insurance to those working over 30 hours a
week.
2.
Find an article regarding issues relating to FLSA and complete the following:
Summarize the article
Outline the key issues
Provide your opinion on the matter
Make sure you properly cite your source according to APA requirement.
3.
Companies generally pay temporary employees lower wages and offer fewer benefits than they extend to their core counterparts. Nevertheless, what are some of the possible drawbacks for companies that employ temporary workers?
Do you believe that these drawbacks outweigh the cost savings? Explain your reasoning.
Ref:
Martocchio, J. (2017). Strategic
Compensation A Human Resources Management Approach. 9th Edition:
Pearson Prentice Hall. Articles (Required)
Performance Pay at Safelite Auto
Glass (A) and (B) (Harvard Business School Case Studies, Rev. December
6, 2001, #9-800-291 and #9-800-292) (Available from the bookstore in the
XanEdu course packet).

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