I have a friend who works in a resturant as a server. When business is slow, the boss makes a few of them sit around and wait until (or if) business picks up. Sometimes this wait is 2-3 hours and it never does get busy so they go home with 3 hours of their time not compinsated for. Oh, and I guess they have to wait in the dingy basement now...
Is this legal? I'm in Michigan. Anyone know of where on the Michigan.gov website I can find out about this. I've looked a little and can't find anything.
It just seems to me that this "on call" time is time the employer is taking away from my friends own time and she should be paid for it...
2006-11-07 14:09:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you are on-call, you are not required to stay on-site, but you are required to be able to be gotten ahold of when called. If you cannot be, you can loose you job. And you really should be close. If you live an hour away, you shouldn't go home.
This was probably done just for the fact above. You get busy and can't get ahold of the employees.
2006-11-09 14:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by Joe S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MIchigan sucks!!! go ohio state..just kidding..but nurses are on call all the time and aren't compensated..but this situation seems much different if they are forced to be stuck in one place...if they don't do it though..im sure they will find someone that will..life isn't fair
2006-11-07 22:12:44 · answer #2 · answered by Sir_caterpillar 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋