Orientation formally introduces the new hire to the company — including its mission, culture, values, vision, policies, procedures and fringe benefits. Training equips the new hire with the knowledge he or she needs to perform the job satisfactorily. Should the new...
Businesses must pay its staff for training courses (counting the hours toward overtime calculations) UNLESS the following are all true: Outside normal work hours. Completely voluntary. Not directly job-related. No productive work performed. If the class is to develop...
In general, time spent in job-related training is counted as time worked and must be paid. However, not every training program qualifies. If all four of the following criteria are met, you don't need to pay for the training: Occurs outside employee's normal work hours...