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Can employer call you after work hours?
California Law Develop a policy advising employees how to report all off-the-clock work time. When it is not necessary that employees answer after-hours calls, employers may prohibit employees from working off the clock.
Can you get fired for speaking your mind?
The ability to speak your mind is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, as long as it does not rise to insubordination, defamation or other actionable speech. If you were fired, demoted or otherwise suffered backlash as a government employee for exercising free speech, you have specific rights under state and federal laws.
Should after-hours contact with employees be stricter?
Memories of working for a boss who texted her at all hours inspired her to observe some stricter rules around after-hours contact. With technology making after-hours contact with staff easier than ever before, it’s more difficult for small business owners to see the fine line that separates an employee’s work and personal time.
Can a boss call an hourly employee and make them come in?
If you are “on call” then they can call you to come in. If you have a job where you need to be consulted in off hours, then it’s fine. However, sometimes bosses will call hourly employees who are not on call & harass them. For certain jobs, you don’t even have to answer the phone.
Should you answer the phone when someone calls you for work?
If you’re hourly and being paid for being on-call, then you should answer, however if you’re not being paid to be on call, you should see his number or your work number and ignore it.
How do you deal with a guy who calls past work hours?
Do these consistently and calls past work hours will be little to no call at all. Ask for the nature of his call and if he just wants to chat tell him you don’t wish talk. Don’t answer any more of his calls. If he has work related information for you he can leave a voicemail or email. Don’t chat. That leads to big problems.