I work for a monopoly corporation. When they close, the manager does the self check out machine and takes all the money to the back. Well, while he's doing this, he claims he can't let us out and that we have to wait til he's done with the money. This means that me and the other employees have to be stuck inside by the front door, anywhere from ten to thirty minutes without pay, becuase by this time, we've all already clocked out. some people take this time to organize their departments off the clock, but not me, i just want to go home! i dont mind if it happens once in a while but it seems to occur often whenever i get the closing shift. is this illegal? should i report it to our company's ethics hotline?
also, i cannot punch out as im leaving. time clock is in the back. if i see the manager coming, and i run to the back and then punch out, the door will be closed by the time i reach the front. so i have to clock out in the back, then go to the front and wait.
2007-01-10 10:04:13 · 7 answers · asked by Jae Lynn 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I posted this question once already, but I wanted to add that someone said if i report this, even confidentially, that I could get fired? It would backfire on me and they'd find some way to fire me. So I am scared. I really don't know what to do. The hotline says confidential. I just don't want this to happen to other people, even if I quit my job someday.
2007-01-10 10:05:06 · update #1
anyone know a website i can use to report it ?
2007-01-10 14:06:20 · update #2
I would report this. I would not only report it to the ethics hot line, but to the state as well. And I would start looking for another job, because a company that behaves in an unethical manner is not the kind of company I would want to be working for.
2007-01-10 10:35:46 · answer #1 · answered by some_guy_times_50 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, your employer cannot keep you in the building after you have clocked out. Technically, he can't keep you there when you're clocked in, either; you're free to leave at any time. Just don't expect to have a job waiting for you when you get back.
As for the confidential hotline, if a company says its hotline is confidential and then they release your name to the offender, they have opened themselves up for a lawsuit. Any retaliation towards you for reporting an offense or a crime is a crime in itself and leaves the manager open to prosecution and civil suit.
Now go stand up for your rights.
2007-01-10 10:30:54 · answer #2 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES, IT IS ILLEGAL & UNETHICAL...to keep an employee from leaving the premises after they have clocked out is not only a criminal offense, it is illegal according to the federal labor laws of the U.S. Using the hotline might help, but in the end, YOU will be terminated for something other than the subject at hand. I once worked for a CO with a similar hotline & reported my manager for the same thing & it backfired on me. Good luck. I would suggest that you just clock out when you leave Or JUST DO NOT CLOCK OUT AT ALL. If enough employees do not clock out, them corporate will see that there is some truth to your "stories". You should at least be allowed to leave BEFORE your manager does his closing & if your CO is professional, then the manager should be working in conjucntion with a Controller at the end of the day to verify the cash count & safe deposit. Your boss could be skimming & keeping all of you there to use as a diversion to his antics. Call the hotline with concerns regarding ONLY the unjust behavior of the timeclock antics & beware if what could come next...you could be accused of a crime that you never took part in...missing cash is hard to pin on those who are in command if they are in a store full of employees. Each one of you could be investigated if there is a shortage!
2016-05-23 07:09:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the Manager if he can hand write or clock you out if it's computerized. It is not legal and they have to compensate you for the time you are there. Maybe you could be paid for starting at an earier time. Don't let them get away with this.
2007-01-10 10:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by Joe S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make an anonymous phone call to the Labor Board but also keep a log of all the time you are kept there off the clock.
2007-01-10 10:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Cassie ♥ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can call your state workforce department and ask anonymously if this is wrong.
It sounds wrong to me.
"They also serve who only sit and wait."
Don't clock out until he's through. If someone complains, tell them why you are doing it.
Perhaps they need to review their procedures.
Good luck.
2007-01-10 10:32:05 · answer #6 · answered by txkathidy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know a company can not require you to stay unpaid.
2007-01-10 10:33:10 · answer #7 · answered by mystery_me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋