Is publicly posting a "time-off" calendar at work legal?

Question

Our managers have posted a calendar on a cork board which can be viewed by anyone within the company (visitors included). They want us to use it to track our time-off, as well as any hours worked extra in a day. So we put a V for vacation day, S for sick day, O for other time off, +# for hours over and -# for hours short. I don't mind giving this kind or information directly to my manager and/or human resources, but I don't feel it is anyone else's business when I take time off. Does anyone know the legality of this issue?

Answer 1

Doesn't seem illegal to me, at our work we have a calender for all employees to see that way if we want to request time off we can see what is open.

Answer 2

I don't know. But I would guess that something like this should not be seen by the public. Mostly for security issues. If a stalker wanted to, he would know your hours and when you're off. I think I would talk to management about it, and if they disagree, then that would be an indicator of how they value their employees. Plus, if anything happened as a result of the posting, they would have a major lawsuit on them. Ask them if it's worth the risk.

Answer 3

I don't think this is illegal. It is really not an invasion of your privacy. If you put that you are taking a vacation day, it could actually help communicate that so-and-so won't be in these days so if you need to talk to them do it before or after.

It seems to be a fairly relaxed system to track this sort of information. How do they know if people put that they worked extra hours when they really didn't?

Answer 4

Its perfectly legal as far as I know. Every place I have worked keeps a schedule of planned days off. Who cares if anyone sees it? It is someone else's business if they have to help cover for your work when you are gone.

Answer 5

I can't imagine what law it would be breaking. It sounds like they are trying to keep everybody honest. Not sure whether it accomplishes that or not...