When I was hired, I was told that 8 hrs/day was required (not including lunch) and that I would be paid per widget only (not by the hour nor for overtime, for that matter). But once employed, I find out that I'm REQUIRED to work OT on some weeks. Several weeks ago, they required 4 hours OT so I worked 1 hour extra (9 hour days) for 4 days M-Th, and on Friday we were sent home several hours early because machinery was down and we couldn't work. But I find out that those 4 hours of OT I put in didn't even fully count as OT -- they simply used them to count for time lost on that Friday when machines were down, so they are telling me that I need to work more to make up my "4 hr mandatory OT." Is this even legal? I mean, I'm only paid per widget to begin with and I don't even take a lunch break. Something just isn't right.
2006-10-22 16:03:11 · 4 answers · asked by mingshu05 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Your best bet is to talk to someone who works in the Department of Labor. Here is the link to file a complaint. They'll look into your complaint. http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/complaint.htm
2006-10-22 16:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by rockerbaby_sba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to check your Employee Handbook (or something with a similar title). There may be a requirement that your boss has overlooked. Someone in the front office may have decided to be hard-assed about it all of a sudden. I would go the begging route and state you've been an excellent employee etc. Ask for compensatory time off or ask if you can post the overtime on a future time card. If you get refusals all around, you might also want to think about whether the company is having payroll/budget problems. Maybe there's been an edict from on high that they don't have money to pay for overtime and the supervisors should try to squeeze it out for free.
2016-05-21 23:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An employer can have any requirements they want for a job. If you don't like their requirements then you can quit..you are not a slave. If they have certain production requirements and you do not are not willing to meet them, then they can let you go, or they can require you to do what is necessary to meet the requirements..including work what you call "over time".
2006-10-22 16:15:42 · answer #3 · answered by MeInUSA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they didn't tell you that when you were hired,I would think not. Are you in a union? If so, talk to your union steward. How badly do you need this job because chances are if you make a big stink and are not in a union they will find a reason to let you go.
2006-10-22 16:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by thrill88 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋