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I ask this question because of a situation I will outline briefly here:
You are scheduled to work 40 hours, every week. This particular week, you work Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Saturdays are the end of the pay week. You have worked 1 of your 4 days when you are called to come in and work "4 hours of overtime" on day 2 in addition to your regular shift. You do so. You work day 3 of your 4 and 1 1/2 hours before starting your shift on Saturday, day 4 of 4, you are told, make that ordered, "not to come to work".
Reason?
We have scheduled too many people for saturday. Someone has to have their hours cut by 4.0. Since you worked an extra 4 hours 3 days ago, it puts you in the "OT category". To save from paying OT, we will not pay you for 4.0 hours of your shift tonight so dont come to work at your usual time, come in 4 hours later. We dont care that when you agreed to work "OT" in the beginning of the week you had no way of knowing we would shorten your regular schedule by the same amount of hours effectively wiping out your "OT". Unless you are physically present for 40 hours, you dont get paid OT. Oh, and the shift differential you get for working Saturday nights (defined as any hours between 3pm - 11pm) You wont get that either since by the time you get here, its after 11pm......have a nice day :shock:
You are scheduled to work 40 hours, every week. This particular week, you work Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Saturdays are the end of the pay week. You have worked 1 of your 4 days when you are called to come in and work "4 hours of overtime" on day 2 in addition to your regular shift. You do so. You work day 3 of your 4 and 1 1/2 hours before starting your shift on Saturday, day 4 of 4, you are told, make that ordered, "not to come to work".
Reason?
We have scheduled too many people for saturday. Someone has to have their hours cut by 4.0. Since you worked an extra 4 hours 3 days ago, it puts you in the "OT category". To save from paying OT, we will not pay you for 4.0 hours of your shift tonight so dont come to work at your usual time, come in 4 hours later. We dont care that when you agreed to work "OT" in the beginning of the week you had no way of knowing we would shorten your regular schedule by the same amount of hours effectively wiping out your "OT". Unless you are physically present for 40 hours, you dont get paid OT. Oh, and the shift differential you get for working Saturday nights (defined as any hours between 3pm - 11pm) You wont get that either since by the time you get here, its after 11pm......have a nice day :shock: