Do i have to attend staff meetings after hours - if so should staff be paid for this?

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Hollie-Raie's Mummy!	you should be paid for these meetings. I was called into a meeting on my scheduled day off, and it lasted around 2 hours and I was paid for those 2 hours. however, im not sure if all employers have to pay for out of hours meetings. Does it say anything in your contract about it?xxx Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Kelli W	If you are a salary employee this is a no brainer, yes you have to attend. If you are an hourly employee, you should get paid and going really depends on your company. We have meeting after work and a lot of the hourly employees do not attend, some for other obligations and others skip out. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dangerouspoet	It depends on the policies of your company. Normally, anything that is company-related, esp. staff meetings scheduled during times that are considered "after hours" (ie, after your normally scheduled business hours, or employee assigned hours) is paid. Unless specified, it might even be considered overtime. Check with your supervisor and/or HR dept. for verification. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

stormydays	Yes If its in your contract But it has to be reasonable. eg not to far ,not to late and at a reasonable time If its not in your contract then no. But are you going to put your job on the line and not go? No payment if your salaried. If you are paid per hour then doubtful but askable Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jessica	have a look at your contract, there may be something there on this point Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

littlemissgio	Either get paid for the extra hours for boring your brain during the meeting, or give you time in lieu. You shouldn't go to the meetings if your working your full working hours unless they offered to pay you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dino	I would say what does your job require? Do you have a contract? That would a step toward the legal side, the other side is are you just an employee or a good employee? Is the company low on funds and the staff meeting is needed? Or is this a regular occurence meant to take advantage of staff? To me there are a lot of things to consider here. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mitchellar31	if the meetings are mandatory yes. If you are doing anything related to work in the work enviroment you are 100% correct to be paid. If you are not being paid you have a legal issue on your hands! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

angie49nlosang	Yes they have to pay you. Dont let the emotional side of whether or not these employers can pay for it because funds are low (not YOUR business, not YOUR problem~remain focused and dont assume!) or any of these other emotionally based statements being raised here taint what is legally correct. Yes you can look at your own states labor laws but labor laws are federally mandated which supercede state laws. If you are employed by someone and you are doing any work for them, you get paid, period. Eat or be eaten.... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Expert Realtor	Yes, you are required to attend if they are mandatory, but yes, they are required to pay you unless you are on salary. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

robert w	you need to add to the question location - state industry hourly or salary we aren't mind readers Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Squat1	If you are non-exempt and the meetings are mandatory you must be paid. If you are exempt no - it is part of your job. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mildred S	Yes you do have to attend unless you have a legitimate conflict could be business or personal reason. If you can't be there in person , then you should arrange to dial in teleconference and attend virtually if at all possible. Yes, you are compensated through either your hourly or salary compensation package. Salary and benefits. If you are an hourly employee , you should be paid overtime if your time exceeds 40 hours for that week. If you are salary employee , you should expect to be able to flex a few hours / here and there to compensate for your extra time since you generally do not have any ability to earn overtime pay . In other words ... if I work 10 hours on Monday. I might leave at 3 PM on Wednesday . I would check my land line / cell phone and email for messages as a courtesy from home that evening to be sure that I had not missed anything important. The admin will know I am leaving at 3 PM and where to reach me for an emergency. He or She will respect me and will not call unless this is a TRUE emergency. This is part of being professional . If you really do have a scheduling problem with the time being after hours / and you are a valued part of the team being asked to attend , then the meeting SHOULD NOT be scheduled then. We will have to find a way to schedule it somewhere else. Move something else to that time . Ask your managers admin if she or he knows the reason that the meeting is held at this time. Is it traditional / flexible / is there any other way to hold it ? He or she will work through the manager and see what can be done. No one wants to cause anyone a hardship if there is a personal or business conflict , just be open and honest and work with the admin or the manager directly if need be. Whoever controls the calendar. Both probably manage it together and it as a brutal task. LOL. Good Luck to you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Beau	Hello, Don't be silly "after hours"it's in your time he who holds the purse strings calls the tune. Ask (them) to pin the meeting results on the board or a memo to your desk because you have other important things you cannot get out of. Set back promotion for 20or30yrs but who cares a tosh. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

confused	You do not have to attend at all, if you are not being paid. But have you ever arrived late, and expected to be paid for the 'full day'? Staff meetings can be a pain in the ar*e, but grin and bare it, shows willing, and I'd expect some people turning up if i owned a business. Your not being there shows lack of commitment to the job - are they looking to lose some people from the company..... first in line are the uncommitted and the unnecessary! I'd go, then go out for the evening with a friend / wife.! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Marky	There is always give and take in these sort of situations. Can you hand-on-heart say that you've never arrived late for work? Was you pay deducted or did they pay you anyway? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ChinHoYang	An employer can require you to attend meetings after hours. Whether you are required to be paid is discussed below. Whether you are entitled to pay depends on whether your are an exempt employee. If you are an exempt employee, the employer does not have to pay you. Otherwise, they do. An exempt employee is one that is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime requirements. The major exemptions are professionals, managers, and administrators. You can read about these exemptions here: http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/fs17a_overview.htm If you are not on a salary, you are not exempt (receiving a salary is a requirement for all three of the exemptions listed above). If you are on a salary, it doesn't mean you are exempt. You would still have to meet the other requirements. For example, if you were a "manager" but did not supervise the work of two or more employees, you would not be exempt. When you refer to "staff", you are probably referring to employees who are not exempt. An employer must pay non-exempt employee for all hours worked. An employer can require you to attend staff meetings after hours, but you have to be paid for this. You might even get overtime. You are entitled to overtime if you work more than forty hours in a workweek. You don't get overtime for working more than 8 hours in one day -- you have to actually work more than forty (40) hours in a workweek. For example, if you work 8-5 M through F you would have worked 40 hours. If the meeting is on Wednesday from 5 to 7, you would have then worked 42 hours so the extra two hours would be paid at the overtime rate. There rarely is such a thing as "off the clock" work. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hr4me	Are you exempt or non-exempt? If you get paid for overtime then yes the employer must pay you for attending meetings outside of the normal work hours. If they state the meeting is mandatory. If attendance at the meeting is voluntary or "suggested" then no. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No