Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Democratic Primaries
Showing Original Post only (View all)A retail worker who misses a shift because of an emergency can be fired on the spot. [View all]
Link to tweet
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
72 replies, 4432 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (40)
ReplyReply to this post
72 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
A retail worker who misses a shift because of an emergency can be fired on the spot. [View all]
Uncle Joe
Nov 2019
OP
when we the ppl are convinced we're merely another commodity in the great rat race, this happens
Kurt V.
Nov 2019
#1
"Employment at will" doesn't mean that someone can get fired for one no show. That's preposterous..
George II
Nov 2019
#13
'Employment at will" does not allow a company to terminate employees without cause. Period!'
melman
Nov 2019
#14
I'll try again. And just what is your experience in matters like this, any? In other words....
George II
Nov 2019
#44
Unfortunately, Sanders doesn't understand how it works in corporations or the working world...
George II
Nov 2019
#18
Precisely!! NO one can be dismissed without the reasons being documented, and this BS about...
George II
Nov 2019
#20
How many minimum wage workers lose their jobs for not showing up for a shift? Probably....
George II
Nov 2019
#38
OK, but we're cool with the CEO getting a 33% pay raise and making 20 million a year though right?
progressoid
Nov 2019
#40
The premise of the OP is that a shift worker loses his/her job for a single no-show....
George II
Nov 2019
#42
Boom. There it is. When I worked in retail and the food industry I have seen it many times.
Autumn
Nov 2019
#68
Companies may break the rules, but there is always legal recourse, and generally prevails.
George II
Nov 2019
#29
Sure. A single mother working minimum wage has the time and resources to sue her employer.
progressoid
Nov 2019
#32
In most (if not all) states one doesn't have to sue his/her employer. Just file a complaint...
George II
Nov 2019
#34
Workers' rights on a Federal level have not been eroding. When a state complaint is filed....
George II
Nov 2019
#41
Employment at will - termination for any reason or no reason at all- bye-bye
Backseat Driver
Nov 2019
#60
Documenting, progressive discipline and witnesses are certainly to be expected at a large retail
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2019
#65