Part-time employees are always paid by the hour. That's why they are usually responsible for “clocking in” and “clocking out” at the beginning and end of their shifts. They may also be asked to submit a timesheet at the end of every week to make sure they are paid for all the time that they work.

How does part-time salary work?

A part-time salaried employee is someone who works what their employer considers part-time hours while also receiving a salary. ... Salaried status means that the amount of pay an employee receives is the same for each pay period and does not depend on the number of hours they work each week.

How many hours is a part-time pay period?

Part-time employment is considered to be regularly scheduled work from 16 to 32 hours per week (or between 32 and 64 hours per pay period in the case of a flexible or compressed work schedule).