how has the right to give a verbal warning?can you be given a verbal warning for not doin over time?

Answer 1

it depends on your contract of employment and what the conditions are

Answer 2

Any member of management or the owners have the right to issue a verbal warning to an employee. A verbal warning can be issued if an employee breaks or violates company policy and procedures, or for safety violations, or behavior that could harm the company's business. (financially, cause them to lose customers, things like that)

If you are not a contracted employee (which most jobs are not covered by a contract) then you need to check your handbook. Were you told at the time of hire that there could be overtime and it may be mandatory to work it? Were you given advance notice that the overtime was needed? Or could you tell by business conditions that overtime was needed? (You knew a big project had to get done and deadline was approaching and work was behind)

Answer 3

You should not be given a verbal warning for not doing overtime. You should have a contract which states the amount of hours you are expected to work, and this should have been signed by your employer and signed in agreement by you. Your employer cannot make you work more hours than is on that contract if you do not agree.

There was a UK employment law that was brought out not so long ago to stop this sort of thing, and to stop sweat shop tactics.

Go and see a solicitor about your problem, most solicitors will give you a free consultation for half an hour. Make sure that you get a solicitor who is up on Employment Law..

Answer 4

The nature of some jobs require overtime that you have to put in. If you were told this when you were hired, and you refused to work it, then you can get a warning or worse. If your company has an employee manual, it should list the offenses that you will be verbal warned, written up for, or terminated. As far as who has the right to give the verbal warning, your boss or anyone higher in the company than your boss. It would usually go through HR first to make sure they are right in giving you the warning.

Answer 5

Not unless it is written into your contract, some firms will have a clause saying overtime must be done if a large order needs to be out on time.
Usually your line-manager will give a verbal warning, this could be a supervisor,manager,etc.

Answer 6

Any management member of your company has the right to issue a verbal warning. You can be warned for refusing to work OT if working OT is part of the regular duties for your job, and/or if you were given advance warning of mandatory OT and refused to work without a good reason.

Answer 7

If your boss ask you to work O/T, it,s better for you to do it, at least a few hours just to show willing. If you plan to stay there ,even more reason to do it. If it,s in your contract then it,s just about compulsory. They have ways of making your life a misery if you always refuse O/T . So do a few hours if you like your job.

Answer 8

hi
if you check your employment contract which is about as good as nothing there is probably reference to hours and whats expected of you
you probably are expected to do ot when req
from my experience its better to get another job which suits you as you will be not be liked by your present employer for being inflexible

Answer 9

Not in the ordinary sense.

Answer 10

don`t be daft you only need to work your contracted hours (check your contract before you complain though)