Employer Responsibilities

Paying the worker

You pay the worker directly. JobOnIt does not. We are not a payroll provider, not a payment processor for wages, and not a guarantor. No money for a worker's pay passes through JobOnIt at any point.

• Agree the rate before the shift, and pay the rate you posted.
• Pay for the hours that were actually worked and confirmed.
• Pay on time, by the method you and the worker agreed.
• If something goes wrong with the work, that is a conversation to have — not a reason to leave someone unpaid for hours they already worked.

The platform fee you pay JobOnIt is a separate thing entirely: it is our charge for using the marketplace, counted in posted work hours — the workers a job asks for times the schedule it advertises — and fixed when the job is published. It is not the worker's pay, it is never deducted from their pay, and it never reaches them. Paying it does not discharge anything you owe a worker.

Workers can report non-payment to us. We record it, it can affect your standing on JobOnIt, and we can act on the account — but we cannot pay the worker on your behalf, and a report does not settle what you owe.

Describing the job honestly

A worker decides whether to travel to your job based on what your post says. Make it accurate:

• what the work actually involves, including the physical parts of it;
• real dates, real start times, and a realistic number of hours;
• the true pay rate — not a best case or an "up to";
• the real meeting point, and how the worker is expected to get there;
• conditions that matter: outdoor work, heat, lifting, heights, noise, animals;
• what you provide and what the worker must bring — tools, protective equipment, water.

If the job changes, tell the worker as early as you can. A change discovered on arrival costs them a day.

Your title and description may be translated automatically. To reach Spanish-speaking workers, JobOnIt uses only those two free-text fields for automatic translation by Microsoft Azure Translator, and shows the result to those workers marked as an automatic translation. No other field is given to the translator — not your account details, not payment information, not the exact meeting point, and nothing about the workers. Because those two fields are free text, they can contain personal or contact details you type into them, so please keep such details out of the title and description. Automatic translation can be wrong — plain, concrete wording travels better than slang or abbreviations — and your English stays the version of record, reachable from a link on the job page.

Who you approve

Approving a worker is your decision, and it is a real commitment: at that moment they hold the spot, they see your contact details and meeting point, and they are planning their day around you.

JobOnIt does not vet, interview, background-check, or verify the skills of workers. Ratings and reviews come from other users. If a job needs a licence, a certification, specific training, or a check, it is on you to require it, confirm it, and keep whatever record you need.

Safety on site

You control the workplace, so the conditions in it are your responsibility:

• a safe place to work, and equipment that is safe to use;
• the protective equipment the task requires, unless you have clearly said the worker must bring it;
• instructions and supervision appropriate to the job and to the worker's experience;
• drinking water, shade, and sensible breaks — Florida heat is a real hazard, not an inconvenience;
• a plan for what happens if someone is injured.

Never ask a worker to do something unsafe, unlicensed, or outside what the job described.

Employment, tax and insurance

Because the working relationship is between you and the worker, the legal duties that come with it are yours. Depending on your situation and how the work is arranged, these can include:

• classifying the worker correctly under the rules that apply to you;
• minimum wage, overtime, and other wage-and-hour obligations;
• payroll, withholding, and tax reporting where they apply;
• workers' compensation and liability insurance;
• any licence or permit your type of work requires;
• local rules for the site, including anything a property owner or association imposes.

JobOnIt does not determine any of this for you, does not file anything on your behalf, does not provide insurance, and does not give legal or tax advice. If you are unsure which of these apply to you, ask a professional before you hire — that is cheaper than finding out afterwards.

Fair treatment

Choose workers on whether they can do the job. Discrimination and harassment are not allowed on JobOnIt — not in a job post, not in the approval decision, not in a message, and not on site. This covers race, colour, national origin, sex, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, and any other characteristic protected where you operate.

Do not ask for information you have no business needing, and do not retaliate against a worker for raising a safety or payment concern.

Recording hours honestly

Hours on JobOnIt are confirmed by both sides, and that record is what the worker relies on. Enter what was actually worked. If you and the worker disagree, use the hours dispute rather than quietly entering a lower number — our team will look at both figures.

The same applies to no-shows. Marking someone as a no-show affects their standing, so record it only when it happened. If you mark one by mistake you can undo it while the job is still upcoming, or ask our team to correct the record afterwards.

What JobOnIt does and does not do

The full rules for using the service are in the Terms of Service, and what we do with information is in the Privacy Policy.