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JenMarie
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HR Question
I don't know how to handle this situation, so I thought someone here may be able to help. My DH put his notice of resignation in to his company on Jan 25th, noting his last date of work would be Feb 8th (which is a Friday, giving them 2 weeks notice). On Feb 5th (Monday), he was told they had no work scheduled for him, so he had to go home but was under the impression he could use one of his 6 sick days to get paid for the day. On Feb 6th, they say he's not going to be needed for the rest of the week and was asked to leave his work truck there (basically letting him go).
Today was payday and they only paid him for the one day of work that week. Can they let him go after he gave his notice and not pay him the sick time for the rest of the week or his unused vacation days that are owed to him? They had NO cause for termination, except that he had given his notice. It's a union job so I'm thinking the best thing to do would be start a paper trail and send a letter to the union rep. Would that be the right starting point?
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Posted 2/15/08 9:22 AM  |
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kahlua716
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Re: HR Question
No they cannot do that.
At least I don't think so.  He should complain to the union.
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| Posted 2/15/08 9:28 AM |
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lilacwine
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Re: HR Question
Ask the union.
I would be surprised if he would be paid if there was no work to do.
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| Posted 2/15/08 9:29 AM |
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MrsMerlot
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Re: HR Question
Standard (not sure about union rules) Unused vacation time should be paid-out on a pro-rated basis. However, unused sick time is not paid-out.
Also, two weeks notice is a courtesy and not mandatory. He wasn't "let-go" - he resigned, and they finalized his last day.
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| Posted 2/15/08 9:34 AM |
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JenMarie
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Re: HR Question
Posted by lilacwine
Ask the union.
I would be surprised if he would be paid if there was no work to do.
No, but he had 6 sick days and 3 personal days that I would think he should be allowed to use up until the last date of work he gave them. But because they told him he wasn't needed on Wednesday, they didn't pay him that paid time off through Friday.
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| Posted 2/15/08 9:42 AM |
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nov04libride
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Re: HR Question
Posted by Jennifer907
Posted by lilacwine
Ask the union.
I would be surprised if he would be paid if there was no work to do.
No, but he had 6 sick days and 3 personal days that I would think he should be allowed to use up until the last date of work he gave them. But because they told him he wasn't needed on Wednesday, they didn't pay him that paid time off through Friday.
Unused sick generally isn't paid out, and since they told him not to come in, he probably wouldn't be able to use them. BUt he might be paid for the 3 personal days.
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| Posted 2/15/08 9:48 AM |
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Andys-Bride
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Re: HR Question
The truth is they don't HAVE to pay him by law any of that time unless it is in a handbook or union agreement that they will. Once he gave notice they could have told him they don't need him anymore and that would be it. Of course, it's not a great HR policy because then they are encouraging employees to quit with no notice.
You should check with the union rep to find out the rules.
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| Posted 2/15/08 9:53 AM |
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JenMarie
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Re: HR Question
Posted by Andys-Bride
The truth is they don't HAVE to pay him by law any of that time unless it is in a handbook or union agreement that they will. Once he gave notice they could have told him they don't need him anymore and that would be it. Of course, it's not a great HR policy because then they are encouraging employees to quit with no notice.
You should check with the union rep to find out the rules.
Thanks. I figured there's nothing we could do, but after everything DH did for this company, I am so angry that they would just screw him like this.
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| Posted 2/15/08 10:16 AM |
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lilacwine
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Re: HR Question
Posted by Jennifer907
Posted by Andys-Bride
The truth is they don't HAVE to pay him by law any of that time unless it is in a handbook or union agreement that they will. Once he gave notice they could have told him they don't need him anymore and that would be it. Of course, it's not a great HR policy because then they are encouraging employees to quit with no notice.
You should check with the union rep to find out the rules.
Thanks. I figured there's nothing we could do, but after everything DH did for this company, I am so angry that they would just screw him like this.
I understand that you're upset, but as PPs have pretty much stated, they're not screwing him. When you're ready to resign from a job, you can't assume anything, you need to be aware what the union's and the company's rules are and be prepared. It's a hard lesson to learn, but you'll be better prepared next time.
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| Posted 2/15/08 11:08 AM |
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JenMarie
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Re: HR Question
Posted by lilacwine
Posted by Jennifer907
Posted by Andys-Bride
The truth is they don't HAVE to pay him by law any of that time unless it is in a handbook or union agreement that they will. Once he gave notice they could have told him they don't need him anymore and that would be it. Of course, it's not a great HR policy because then they are encouraging employees to quit with no notice.
You should check with the union rep to find out the rules.
Thanks. I figured there's nothing we could do, but after everything DH did for this company, I am so angry that they would just screw him like this.
I understand that you're upset, but as PPs have pretty much stated, they're not screwing him. When you're ready to resign from a job, you can't assume anything, you need to be aware what the union's and the company's rules are and be prepared. It's a hard lesson to learn, but you'll be better prepared next time.
This is very true, and we did know this would happen. They have done other things to him though that has screwed him. I mean, I guess there's worse out there. It's just frustrating.
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| Posted 2/15/08 11:14 AM |
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