Types of Employees
Have you ever pondered who you are as an employee? According to the article “What
are the Types of Employees?” Employees are categorized according to the kind of income, hours
worked, and payment of financial benefits they get as workers, according to the Benefit’s
employment test, which follows legal guidelines. Employees vs. Contingent Workers is a legal
distinction that businesses must be aware of. Employees that stay on are hired and rewarded
based on their talents and expertise. These employees vary from contingent workers in three
ways: they are permanent employees, their rights are safeguarded, their salary is protected, and
they are eligible for incentives.
Category 1: Full-time employees
Valerie Bolden-Barrett on August 20, 2020 tells us in her article "What are the types of
employees?" that these employees work 30 to 40 hours a week or 130 hours in a calendar month.
They also have benefits such as dental insurance and paid vacation. The parties sign an
agreement outlining the employee's duties, hours of work, benefits, termination of the agreement
for non-compliance, and the related termination policy. Adrianne Bibby in her article "24
Examples of Full-Time Remote Jobs" says that in this category we find jobs such as "Software
Engineer", these are professionals who help design, test and debug software programs for
companies in many industries, from computer science and IT employers to manufacturing,
education and entertainment.
Category 2: Part-time employees
Part-time employees work less than 40 hours per week, are limited to working only 20
hours per week and are paid less than full-time employees. The parties sign an agreement
detailing the employee's obligations, hours of work, whether or not there are benefits,
termination of the agreement for non-compliance and the corresponding termination policy. As a
detail to take into account for this category, the employer is not exempt from paying the same
taxes for hiring this type of employees as for full time employees. The article "What are the
types of jobs?" mentions that these types of jobs are mostly taken by students as they are people
with little time available.
Category 3: Temporary employees
These employees are hired on a temporary basis for a specific period of time. They can
also be hired to perform a single specific job. The parties sign an agreement detailing the
employee's obligations, working hours, termination of the agreement for non-compliance and the
corresponding termination policy. The LawDepot blog on July 1, 2020 talked about these types
of jobs, where they state that these temporary jobs are jobs where the employer hires a person for
a specific job for no more than 1 year. Generally, this type of employee does not handle any type
of benefits since they work for a very short period of time.
References
ZENEFITS. (2020, August 20). What Are the types of Employment? A reference Guide
to worker classification.
https://www.zenefits.com/workest/the-types-of-employment-a-quick-reference-guide/
Fellow. (2020, September 6). 4 Different Types of Employees and How to Manage Them
https://fellow.app/blog/management/types-of-employees-and-how-to-manage-them/
Adrianne Bibby. 24 Examples of Full-Time Remote Jobs
https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/examples-full-time-telecommuting-jobs/
LawDepot (July 1, 2020). Types of Temporary Employment
https://www.lawdepot.com/blog/types-of-temporary-employment/
