2006-08-15 08:05:37 · 20 answers · asked by babycakes 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
HECK NO! And just to be sure, why not call the Department of Employment Security's toll free number and verify? How dare they take advantage of you that much!
2006-08-15 08:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by J W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A place i worked expected you on shop floor 10 min befor start of shift and god help you if you though of leaving the shop even a minuite befor knock of time and no i never got paid for it other staff just did it and grumbled on the quiet, created a really bad atmosfear i couldnt take it and left and no i didnt have a contract no one did and 4 weeks after i left they reduced everyone hours fron 30ish to in some cases 8hrs a week and took on a lot of part time staff instead, well out of it i think
2006-08-15 08:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that is allowed - at all!! Call ACAS national advice line on 0845747 4747. They are a Government department that deals with Employment Law. They will tell you if your employer is within it's rights to detain you for 15 min a day unpaid!
2006-08-15 08:13:41 · answer #3 · answered by Andielep 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your employer and your contract. My 1st job out of school was a sports shop and they used to keep us 15 mins after work to clean up and we had to be there 10 mins before our shift started for a meeting every day, however our contract said we had to be flexible so we couldn't say anything.
2006-08-15 08:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by kirsty1416 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did NOT take a lunch, they may be able to because by law you have to take a lunch. This is probably a "case by case" thing though. At my work, if we don't take lunch, they actually take a 1/2 hour anyway :(
This link may help clear some things up:
http://www.mypersonnelfile.com/
2006-08-15 08:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by Life after 45 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not unless it is in your contract of employment. You should work the hours your contract states and get paid at the rate your contract states.
2006-08-15 08:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard this before, unless you had an extra 15 min break.
2006-08-15 08:26:30 · answer #7 · answered by Andrea S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and according to my uncle in Illinois at least. They are supposed to pay you for your prep time. So if you have to change at work, etc... your supposed to be payed. So clock in when you walk in, clock out when you walk out!
2006-08-15 08:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by trix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if it's in the contract, besides I wouldn't have a employee who watches clock
2006-08-15 22:57:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your employer is required to pay you for every minute you are required to be at work.
2006-08-15 08:11:40 · answer #10 · answered by BobbyD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋