What is the law regarding employee mandatory community service?
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What is the law regarding employee mandatory community service?
Recently my employer started a policy whereby each employee had to perform 20 hours of community service per year. If the community service is performed on company time, the employee is paid. In addition, if the 20 hours are completed, the employee will earn a 1% bonus based on salary. However if 1 employee does not meet the 20 hours, all employees with lose their respective 1% bonuses. Is that legal?
Asked on September 28, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Yes, this is legal. Companies do not have to pay bonuses if they choose to pay bonuses, they may put any terms or conditions on them, including that no one gets the bonus if the team as a whole does not earn it. In fact, in many ways this is common employees are frequently bonused on whether the company as a whole met certain financial goals, which means that employees A - M could have done a great job, but if employees N - Z fell down and the company missed its target, no one gets the bonus.
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