Okay, I work for a phone company, and they have been forced to cut 5000 hours due to corp. telling them they have to. They already laid 30 people off, but the ones that are left are still considered "full time" employee's although they cut my hours to 32 a week (schedualed) and then they give out what they call "mandatory green time" where they can force you to go home at any time with no notice. I am a single mother, and I tried to file for gov help (like foodstamps, daycare ect.) but I don't qualify fot them because my employer still has me filed as a full time employee... Is this legal? I don't see how it could be, but they are a pretty large company. Is there anything that I can do? Oh yea, I'm in Idaho.... Anything will help! Thanks
2007-03-29 11:34:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the only reason I haven't quite is I'm 7 1/2 months prego.
2007-03-29 11:42:07 · update #1
one more thing, I haven't had more than 26 hours a week in 2 months....
2007-03-29 11:55:16 · update #2
Legally, anything over 29 1/2 hours is considered "full time"
Good Luck!!
2007-03-29 11:47:56 · answer #1 · answered by SantaBud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a form that pertains to involuntary cut in hours. Now get this, Your employer is to sign the form and and every week file your hours so unemployment benefits would pay you for the hours you involuntarily lost. Problem How do you get the employer to go along with that. The normal feedback from your Employer is not very help full to your career. But it is legitimate to use this. I actually tried to file in 1973, as I lost hours during the gas shortages. The only good thing about doing so, I got more hours besides learning some new words. And I learned that if I was threatened with termination I would automatically get unemployment and the state would sue my employer to get my job back. Just a little unknown quirk in employment law. Use it at your own peril
2007-03-29 19:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by redd headd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A company has the right to schedule it's employees based on corporate need - not the employees needs.
You must either go along with it or quit.
2007-03-29 18:40:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk to a lawyer. If you are pregnant you might have legal recourse. Do you belong to a union? If so, talk to your union rep. .
2007-03-29 18:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortuneatley, they can do that.
2007-03-29 18:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by tchem75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋