Effective 3/13/2017, San Jose employers must offer additional hours of work to current part-time employees before agreeing to hire additional, outside workers. These current part-time employees must in “good faith and reasonable judgment” have the necessary skills and experience to perform the work. Employers are not required, however, to offer hours to part-time employees if doing so would require overtime pay.

What does this mean for you?
San Jose employers should create a policy that communicates its offer of additional hours to existing employees and documents the process in writing. Examples:

• Post additional hours in a visible place where any employee can see;

• Post additional hours in any languages spoken by at least 5% of the employees and include timeline for employees to respond to additional hours;

• Email offers of additional hours;

• Individually meet with employees and offer additional hours; and/or

• Have part-time employees indicate their interest or lack of interest in additional hours.

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