Is legal for a full-time job employer not give an employee work without having any legal reason?
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Is legal for a full-time job employer not give an employee work without having any legal reason?
I have been an on-call employee at a shale oil field and the past month I haven’t had one call for a job. I also have talked to my employer and I am not fired or on any kind of suspension. This just doesn’t seem right.
Asked on December 29, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you are presently on call for work at the shale oil field and have not had work for quite some time, perhaps your employer's work has scaled down due to the slow economy or inclimate weather. If work for the employer has slowed down, then that might explain why you have not been called to come in for work.
Telling is whether or not other employees of your employer are in a similar work situation as you or not. It is not illegal for your employer per se to not give you the work you are writing about. I suggest that you contact your supervisor regarding status for work and the expectation when you will be called in for work.
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