If I showed up to work on time to help unload a truck but the truck was late getting there, did my manager have the right to tell us not to clock in until the truck arrived?
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If I showed up to work on time to help unload a truck but the truck was late getting there, did my manager have the right to tell us not to clock in until the truck arrived?
Several times now, on truck day, the manager has told my co-workers and I not to clock in until the truck arrives. New Link Destination
day, he was only 10-15 minutes late. However, it has been longer wait-times in the past. Is he allowed to tell us to wait, on our time, although we are on the schedule for a set time (i.e. 9:30 a.m.)? The manager is concerned about the tight payroll that he is allotted and I understand that but I don’t believe that it is fair to the employees that are there on time to do their job
Asked on April 19, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Your manager did not have the right to tell you and your co-workers not to sign in. So long as you report at your scheduled time and are ready and able to perform the duties of your job, then you are entitled to be paid for all time that you are at the workplace. The fact that the delivery trucks are late is of no consequence; it has no bearing on whether or not you are to be paid for your time.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Your manager did not have the right to tell you and your co-workers not to sign in. So long as you report at your scheduled time and are ready and able to perform the duties of your job, then you are entitled to be paid for all time that you are at the workplace. The fact that the delivery trucks are late is of no consequence; it has no bearing on whether or not you are to be paid for your time.
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