Can I pay an employee a commission based on the services performed in the state of New York?
I.E., pay by the job, versus by the hour? I am a small business owner and I would benefit more from paying a commissioned salary versus paying by the hour. So, no work no pay. This will basically be a telecommuting job. Also, can regular deductions be made just as they are done when the employee is paid by the hour? Please provide as much info as possible. Thanks!
OK, in case I did not make myself clear in my initial question, I plan on paying an employee on commission, this means that if he does *NOT* work, he does *NOT* get paid, he will be working from home, will be on call, any calls I get for work he can do, I pass on to him. How is that "stiffing" him? Furthermore, he’s ok with a commission. He would actually get paid *less* if he was paid by the hour.
Tags: e pay, initial question, salary, small business owner, telecommuting job, working from home
February 7th, 2010 at 08:48
You can negotiate any sort of pay for someone so long as it is above the minimum wage of your state. Honestly though it disappoints me that you want to stiff some guy. Good luck.