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AZPaul3
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Message 50 of 58 (745413)
12-22-2014 4:07 PM


There may be particulars of which I am unaware, but I see no fault with the employer in this situation and all gripe/piss on the part of the employees.
Caveat Emptor.
I cannot believe that an employee could not have noticed this "stand in line unpaid" situation on their very first day on the job. If you feel this is so totally unfair then you do not have to return for a second day.
Kind of like those sites that warn "By use of this site you agree to our terms and conditions." If you show up for a second day of work then you have agreed to their terms and conditions.
What this action says is after so many years, you quit, and now you want back-pay against a procedure you already agreed to? Stuff it.

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AZPaul3
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Message 52 of 58 (745420)
12-22-2014 4:47 PM
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12-22-2014 4:11 PM


I think an equally valid approach is to ask to be paid for your time and to not to drop the request just because the boss says no.
I can agree to that. Just be careful in "Right To Work" states (which actually means you have no right to work) because The Man can boot your ass for any reason whatsoever.

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Message 57 of 58 (745521)
12-23-2014 5:13 PM
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12-23-2014 9:47 AM


It is much more sinister than what you describe as an employer simply being able to fire folks on a whim.
In Texas (abe: most of my working life was there) the "Right to Work" law contains both. Sinister, insidious, perfidious are good words to use for the "Right to Work" laws. You have no "right" to work. All employment power is with the manager (once the union dies).
This is an excellent example of the practical and profitable benefits you can enjoy when you buy a legislature. Yeah, they take a lot of maintenance but they are acquisitions no enterprise should do without.
Edited by AZPaul3, : abe

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