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.
High gross profit margins put company leaders in good positions. Goodshoot/Goodshoot/Getty Images. A high gross profit margin is one of the best indicators that a company is in good financial health. It is the ratio of gross profit in a given period to revenue, and it is used as a measure of profitability.A high gross profit margin indicates your company is efficient in the manufacturing and distribution processes.igh gross profits and margin mean you have money left to cover your fixed costs. Unless your fixed costs are unreasonably high, you should still have money left as net income. The domino effect of high gross margin is why it is often viewed as a key gauge of fiscal stability and success.