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If you were considering employing a high-level manager on an interim basis (12-18 months) would you hire the person as a F/T employee, a P/T employee or as a contractor? The catch is that the person l
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Commuting Mgr., P/T or F/T?
posted at 4/20/2009 1:12 PM EDT
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If you were considering employing a high-level manager on an interim basis (12-18 months) would you hire the person as a F/T employee, a P/T employee or as a contractor? The catch is that the person lives about 400 miles away, isn’t going to relo but is willing to come to the office at their own expense 3 days a week. |
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Commuting Mgr., P/T or F/T?
posted at 4/20/2009 1:42 PM EDT
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Are you going to allow him to control his own hours? Will he be doing work for other companies (possibly his own) during the same time period?
Personally I lean towards an employee unless it obviously falls under a contractor (limited one time project OR a person who does the same kind of work for multiple businesses at the same time). As for FT or PT, what does the business need? Can he perform the job duties on the two days he is not there? Can he work from home? Does he have any kind of track record that he WILL work from home? I usually try to suggest working from home only with employees who have proven their value/worth, not with a brand new employee. So I would lean towards a PT employee personally, but it could be that he won't want that pay structure or job. |
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Commuting Mgr., P/T or F/T?
posted at 4/21/2009 2:43 AM EDT
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I think PT or FT would really depend on how many hours a week the job would require. Estimate the number of weekly hours this job will require, and then look at your organizational definitions of PT and FT. |
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Commuting Mgr., P/T or F/T?
posted at 4/21/2009 4:08 AM EDT
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I'm leaning towards F/T employee even though I have doubts about how much this person can accomplish when out of the office. It's looking like she will be driving between cities on Monday and Fridays. She is a seasoned veteran the boss knows and trusts however.
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Commuting Mgr., P/T or F/T?
posted at 4/21/2009 4:18 AM EDT
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If she will be driving on Mondays and Fridays, will she be expected to be available via cell phone? Do you have a cell phone while driving policy? Might need to look into it as 400 miles driving will take up most of the day each way.
I was expecting that you would say this person would fly back and forth each week. If instead she is going to be in the car close to 16 hours, I doubt that she will be able to work much (beyond her cell) during that time period. So I would not be willing to pay 40% of her salary for her drive time. |
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