Java Comparable Interface compareTo метод

Не виждам нищо, което да правя грешно, но NetBeans ми дава следната грешка:

incomparable types
required: boolean
found: java.lang.Object


public int compareTo(Object obj)  {
    if( obj instaceof Employee){
       Employee employee = (Employee) obj;
       if(this.weekly_earnings > employee.weekly_earnings)
           return 1;
       else if(this.weekly_earnings == employee.weekly_earnings)
           return 0;
       else
           return -1;
    }
    else{
        System.out.println("Error");
    }
}