Definition of 'carpetbagger'. carpetbagger (kÉËÊ³pÉªtbÃ¦gÉÊ³ ) If you call someone a carpetbagger, you disapprove of them because they are trying to become a politician in an area which is not their home, simply because they think they are more likely to succeed there.
An employer only records and pays for time if employees work in full 15 minute increments. An employee paid $10 per hour is scheduled to work 8 hours a day Monday through Friday, for a total of 40 hours a week. The employee always clocks out 12 minutes after the end of her shift.
For example: an employee who earns a salary of $450 per week and is expected to work a 40-hour week is paid $11.25 per hour. Overtime is paid at 1 Â½ times the regular wage rate. Using this example, the employee would earn $16.87 per hour for overtime.