Answer: Your California employer does not have to pay you for a meal break. Although California requires employers to provide a meal break (half an hour, if the employee works at least six hours), the break can be unpaid.s you note, California employers must give employees a paid ten-minute break for every four hours worked. These breaks aren't always that popular with employees. You work in retail, so you're likely thankful for a bit of time off your feet and out of the public eye.
SHARE SHARE TWEET EMAIL. While effective gross margin is important to bottom line profit, a good gross margin is relative to your expectations. For example, 30 percent may be a good margin in one industry and for one company, but not for another.
Let's look at using your gross margin to calculate the correct sales price for your work. Your gross margin is your gross profit as a percent of your sales price. If your gross profit on a $100,000 job is $25,000, your gross margin is 25%. Gross profit is what is left after you pay all direct job costs. Gross profit is what you use to pay your overhead and your profit.