Is it legal to reduce an employees hours for not completing their work?
jacoleary asked:
I have created chore lists at work and informed the employees, if they do not complete a task, they will be written up and after 3 write ups, it will result in their hours being cut the following week. Is this legal?
I have issued some basic cleaning tasks to all employees including myself that need to be completed each day. Theses tasks rotate by week. I have informed them if a task is not completed, they will be written up. After 3 write ups I will take 3 hours off their schedule the following week. Is this legal?
All of the employees are fine with it until one of them did not do their tasks, when I went to give her a write up, she stated it is illegal to reduce their hours. By the way, this is in CA
I have created chore lists at work and informed the employees, if they do not complete a task, they will be written up and after 3 write ups, it will result in their hours being cut the following week. Is this legal?
I have issued some basic cleaning tasks to all employees including myself that need to be completed each day. Theses tasks rotate by week. I have informed them if a task is not completed, they will be written up. After 3 write ups I will take 3 hours off their schedule the following week. Is this legal?
All of the employees are fine with it until one of them did not do their tasks, when I went to give her a write up, she stated it is illegal to reduce their hours. By the way, this is in CA
January 15th, 2008 at 1:48 am
I’m glad I don’t work for you. Your workplace sounds like something out of Scrooge
January 15th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
No, that is very illegal!!!!! You should have a copy of the workers rights posted on the wall, as long as they are at the office, if not a commission job, then that is work time! Your company could get sued very badly!
January 18th, 2008 at 6:13 am
yes it is.
quit being a slacker. do the work that is required of you.
January 21st, 2008 at 12:42 am
Yeah it is legal.
January 21st, 2008 at 1:03 am
Yes of course. At will policies are legal; just don’t cut hours that have already been worked or you’ll be in Wal-Mart territory.
January 21st, 2008 at 5:25 am
I would highly recommend checking with HR. If you don’t have an HR department, I would check with an attorney that specializes in the area.
January 21st, 2008 at 11:46 pm
yes, unless they signed a contract of some sort that allowed you to cut their hours BEFORE they started working there(ORIENTATION).
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 am
Yes if is perfectly legal, provided you have added the clause in offer letter of the person that “Compnay holds the right to discontinue your service with prior notice”
In your case you have already send a memo mentioning your actions. So dont worry, you will win.
All the best
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:02 pm
If these “chores” are not part of their assigned tasks, then it is definitely illegal. It is outside the scope of their jobs. Even if it were legal, it is not condusive in creating a harmonic workplace. My advise to you is to keep everyone happy, otherwise you may have to do all the work yourself, boss.
January 25th, 2008 at 2:16 am
insubordination is what is it called you are allowed what ever to reason if they are not doing there job.
January 27th, 2008 at 8:38 am
I wouldn’t want to work for you!! Did your employees now the chore lists before they started?
January 30th, 2008 at 10:37 am
yes its legal
January 30th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Yes it’s legal, if your not doing your work –your not going to have a job. Your giving your employess enough warning–I think if you have to write them up for it 3 times they should be let go — Forget cutting the hours–I would cut them to 0.
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:09 am
as long as your chores lists aren’t unreasonable, and are equitable, i see it as fair. you’ve given warning along with the result. its not like they haven’t been told. hours reduction is a reasonable reprimand for those not towing the line.
February 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Sounds legal to me. But could depend on the state that you are in. Check you state’s web site for empolyment info.
February 6th, 2008 at 7:01 am
Many states are “right to work” states. If you reduce their hours or let them go for no reason, there’s nothing they can do about it. Every state has different laws, but reducing an employees hours isn’t illegal. Just be mindful of state laws and the justifications of doing what you’re doing. Most employers do three write ups and the employee is gone. If all or most of your employees can’t get the work done in the alotted time, the employee probably isn’t the problem.
February 8th, 2008 at 7:16 am
Check out the state of california website. check out the labor laws.