The excuse is only 2.5 mos at work only so they say they are not entitled to pay - not even for Xmas or New Years days - they are closed the remainder of the week. Not getting paid for 7 work days - is this legal - they never said anything during interview/ hiring. If anything that was a selling point that they give that week off! Any input??
2007-12-21 05:30:54 · 7 answers · asked by expat g 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Law & Legal
You are not entitled to any pay for hours you do not work. That the employer is closed makes no difference. Relative to holiday pay or similar, the employer has standards of who qualifies for holiday pay, and who doesn't.
Sorry, but you have to suck it up. You MAY be entitled to unemployment comp payments, but that's an issue for you to pursue with your state's unemployment compensation agency.
2007-12-21 16:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by acermill 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I work in the automotive industry. They hire temps to hire and they have to work 60 days with the temp serv, Then I think 6 weeks as a pre-reg employee. After that, they are hired on a full time basis. Then they will get paid holidays. They have hired a lot of ppl there.Some ppl will not get paid during the Christmas holidays. Just because they did not get their probation time in before the holidays. It depends on your probation period, Could be six months...
2007-12-21 05:43:24 · answer #2 · answered by Mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they don't have an employment manual outlining their policy on when they close, they can certainly do it. In my tech support position, I'm working the night shift, but two people who worked the evening shift were asked not to come in until the start of busy season, because the phones were quiet and the company had enough coverage all ready for the call volume. It's legal.
2007-12-21 06:03:48 · answer #3 · answered by Spartacus! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a week off. They didn't say a paid week off, right?
2007-12-21 05:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Aleks 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Need to enquire from source what the terms are?
2007-12-21 05:36:17 · answer #5 · answered by DENNIS P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check your contract, may be some section about xmas week.
If you are on a wage, they must pay you.
If you are on a salary, theirs nothing you can do :(
2007-12-21 05:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by sami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are a probationary employee you receive no benefits
2007-12-21 06:55:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋