Can I request my employer to to pay me for mandatory meetings, training and schedule phone time, if I am commission paid but not 1009?
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Can I request my employer to to pay me for mandatory meetings, training and schedule phone time, if I am commission paid but not 1009?
My employer requires us to meet three to 4 times a week. M,W,F 9 am -1 pm, plus an additional mandatory 1 1/2 for phone sessions. I am commission paid only, however being in the office limits my sale production.
Asked on June 20, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, commission only employees, such as sales representatives, may be made to spend time on non-sales activities and the employer does not owe them any additional compensation for that, any more than waiters and waitresses who have to help out with set-up, clean-up, or paperwork are entitled to additional compensation to make up for the tips they are not getting while doing such "non-productive" work.
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