We are proud to release Sound Business Insights Episode 23 – Managing Employees in San Diego featuring Katya Adams, our practice administrator. This episode is a substantive conversation on San Diego employers and the questions they most have about managing employees in San Diego and Southern California. The conversation begins with the documents, the framework needed to manage employees in Southern California. This includes policies and procedures, the employee handbook and tips on what and what not to have in each.
In Sound Business Insights Episode 23 – Managing Employees in San Diego Katya discusses the importance of consistency in how an employer manages their employees and treats each individual worker. Katya provides insight into the question of hourly versus exempt employee status and an overview of when to classify an employee as exempt versus hourly. This naturally leads to a discussion of overtime, the structure of work hours, modified schedules and even accessing company systems and emails off hours and on the weekends.
The conversation turns to social media policies and what an employer can and can’t specify as it pertains to employee posts on social media. Katya lays out the information required on a pay stub, and the benefits of separating sick leave from Paid Time Off or PTO (Vacation) pay.
As we finish these interesting insights from Katya Adams, Sound Business Insights Episode 23 – Managing Employees in San Diego finishes with a flurry – the “lightning round” – where Katya answers direct questions about interview questions, performance evaluation, written warnings, termination, and the ways in which Katya and the firm support our employer clients.
Sound Business Insights Episode 23 – Managing Employees in San Diego is an engaging, encompassing discussion on some of the most challenging aspects of managing as an employer, and the common questions our clients ask about the process of employee management.
We invite you to listen to our new podcast Episode 23 – Managing Employees in San Diego, review the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.