can you get fired for calling in to take off a shift, and get fired because the reason you had given wasn't good enough? i called in this past friday to let my work know that i could not come in for my shift that day because i had some school responsibilities to take care of. are they allowed to fire you on those grounds alone? otherwise i was an excellent employee and they are aware that i am a college student.
2007-10-02 14:47:23 · 7 answers · asked by KellyKapowski 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Yes, they don't need to give you a reason but that is a good one. You won't be able to get unemployment probably since you aren't available for work.
If you needed time off for school you should have asked before the last day. You left them in a bind where someone else wouldn't have.
2007-10-02 14:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by shipwreck 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Many, if not most college student-level jobs are "employment at will", meaning either you or your employer can terminate the business relationship at any time.
Without knowing the specifics of your situation, it might be that you called so close to your shift that it caused a major inconvenience trying to get the shift covered. It may be that you've called in before, under similar circumstances, and they no longer viewed you as someone they could count on to work a scheduled shift. A big clue is that you called off on the same day you were scheduled to work. Most employers will not tolerate that unless you are demonstrably sick. But to answer your question, yes, it is permissible.
2007-10-02 21:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by Scotty 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes
they can fire you
being a college student does not give you any special protected class nor privilege
and if you were scheduled to work that day
then you should have worked that day
you probably had a better shot at asking at work to take the rest of the day off to do your school scheduling
but if they fired you , they in their opinion figured you were not that valuable of an employee
of they would have accommodated you
2007-10-02 21:54:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's legal. Actually, in the US most states operate under "employment at will" which means they could fire you if they didn't like the color of your socks, although that wouldn't happen because it would be silly. They don't need to have a reason for firing you.
2007-10-02 22:38:28 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First ask yourself this.. Was your attendance an issue before calling in sick? This could be the reason they have to terminate your employment.
Did you follow proper Policy in your handbook regarding the time frame you have to call into your supervisor letting them know you will be out?
2007-10-02 22:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by Macanut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times, when you're hired, you sign something acknowleging you could be fired for any reason, or no reason at all. I think they really do have the legal rights to do it.
2007-10-02 22:12:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anniekd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your employment status is only probationary or contractual or there is an exisiting policy to that effect, yes they can fire you anytime.
2007-10-02 21:53:32 · answer #7 · answered by Lorna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋