Temporary Employee Information

The following information will provide you with the answers to many of the basic questions asked when working as a temporary employee and will hopefully help make your experience as a Jason Best temporary a successful and productive one:

Benefits

While temping for JASON BEST you will not only have the opportunity to work for some of Los Angeles' best companies and earn excellent pay rates, you will also accrue vacation and holiday pay as follows:

HOLIDAY PAY: After accumulating a minimum of 600 hours, JASON BEST temporaries are entitled to be paid for up to seven legal holidays per year. In order to receive holiday pay, you must be scheduled to work the full workweek and would otherwise have worked that day if the holiday had not occurred. Also, you will only be paid by JASON BEST for a legal holiday if you are not able to work that day because the company is closed to observe the holiday, and the client company is not already paying you for that holiday. You must also work the Friday before a holiday falling on a Monday or the day before a holiday occurring during a workweek. The holiday pay rate is established by the rate assigned for the entire assignment.

VACATION PAY: Five vacation days are provided for temporaries who have worked 1500 hours within a twelve-month period. The vacation pay rate is established by averaging the pay rates over the 1500 hours worked.

Payroll Information

Since JASON BEST is your employer, not the client company, all discussions of pay rates should be directed to your JASON BEST account executive. We pay your wages and take out all required state and federal deductions. Our pay period ends on the Sunday following the workweek.

In order to ensure fast and accurate payment for completed work, we must receive the following:

1. An original JASON BEST timecard with correct NAME, ADDRESS, UNIT NUMBER and ZIP CODE, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER and WEEK ENDING DATE. The company name, address and attending supervisor's signature must also be completed. Also, please indicate whether or not the assignment is over.

2. Total the hours (straight time and overtime) in the spaces provided. Overtime (1.5 times the regular rate) is calculated for any work over 8 hours in a day or forty hours in a week. Overtime must be approved by your supervisor. If you work over five hours in one day you must show a 1/2 hour meal break unless the workday can be completed in six hours, and you elect to forego your lunch break.

3. In order to process and release paychecks, we must receive timecards by 5:30 p.m. on the Tuesday following the week you worked. We encourage you to mail timecards on Friday evening to ensure sufficient time for processing. Company letterhead will not be accepted. Facsimiles will only be accepted to process your hours. The original timecard must be received before releasing your paycheck. PAYCHECKS WILL ONLY BE RELEASED WHEN WE HAVE AN ORIGINAL SIGNED TIMECARD.

4. Checks will be mailed from our offices on Thursday evenings; however, you can have your paycheck held for pick-up Thursday afternoon or Friday before 5:30 p.m. In order to have your check held for pick-up, you must call by noon on Thursday each week.

5. Check delivery delays are often due to incorrect zip codes, apartment numbers or the lack of having your name on your mailbox. The Post Office will not forward payroll checks to a new address. Please call JASON BEST immediately if you have a change of address. We cannot take responsibility for delays in mail delivery; however, accurate information will help prevent a delay in receiving your paycheck. It will be necessary to charge you a $20 stop payment fee for any replacement checks that are issued due to checks that are lost not as the result of our error. We will not stop payment on any lost check prior to ten days from the date mailed.

General Information

This information is intended to assist JASON BEST temporaries who are already in our employ:

1. Being on time for an assignment is essential. JASON BEST will provide directions to your assignment; however, if you are unclear about how to get there, please contact us for clarification. We also encourage all JASON BEST temporaries to carry a Thomas Guide with them at all times. It is certainly worth the investment.

2. Dress in a professional manner. We will advise you of the client's dress code; however, if you are uncertain, it is always better to dress in a professional, conservative, businesslike manner.

3. Always have a positive attitude. Any questions or problems regarding your assignment should be directed to us immediately. If you are unhappy with an assignment, please refrain from expressing your dissatisfaction with the company staff, but instead direct your concerns to us for action.

4. If it becomes necessary to schedule an appointment during the hours of your assignment, please contact us immediately so that we can make the necessary arrangements to attempt to accommodate you.

5. Please refrain from making personal phone calls on the client's telephone. If it becomes necessary to make a call, and there is not a conveniently located public phone, ask your supervisor for permission to use the phone (local calls only). Temporaries who use client company telephones other than as authorized will be required to pay for the calls.

6. Parking cards and passes must be returned to client companies when completing an assignment. Reimbursements must be made for cards and passes that are lost or not returned.

7. JASON BEST handles both temporary and permanent placement. There is a fee paid by the client company for any temporary who is hired by the client. If you are approached by a client company or any employer to whom the client may refer you for permanent employment, contact us immediately. Also, if you have an interest in a position with one of our client companies, contact us. JASON BEST is your agent and will handle all negotiations regarding the position, salary and the permanent fee. The client company relationship is defined further on the back of our weekly timecard, which is signed by you,the temporary, and your supervisor or client company representative.

8. For our insurance purposes, JASON BEST temporaries are not allowed to handle cash or other negotiables or valuables without the prior consent of JASON BEST. Also, temporaries should not operate machinery or motor vehicles, or lift anything over 25 pounds without prior permission from JASON BEST.

Please remember JASON BEST is your employer, not the client company. Any and all questions or problems which pertain to an employee-employer relationship should be directed to JASON BEST. We will make ourselves available to handle any of your problems and/or to assist you in any way.