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Workers' rights?
My daughter has worked for a company for 2 years. As she is pregnant she arranged with the owner that she would work part time (20 hours a week) after the baby is born. Well she's had complications in her pregnancy and had to stay off work 2 weeks, the doctor won't allow her to go back to work till this Thursday. She called in at the office yesterday and they have cleared her office out- her stuff was in a box- hired an accountant in to do her job permanently and told her that she can help out in the main office PART TIME when she comes back Thursday! Can they do this??? They didn't even inform her.
Are there any laws which protect her job- does anyone know? it's a mid size company but privately owned. |
Re: Workers' rights?
Originally posted by Taffyles My daughter has worked for a company for 2 years. As she is pregnant she arranged with the owner that she would work part time (20 hours a week) after the baby is born. Well she's had complications in her pregnancy and had to stay off work 2 weeks, the doctor won't allow her to go back to work till this Thursday. She called in at the office yesterday and they have cleared her office out- her stuff was in a box- hired an accountant in to do her job permanently and told her that she can help out in the main office PART TIME when she comes back Thursday! Can they do this??? They didn't even inform her. Are there any laws which protect her job- does anyone know? it's a mid size company but privately owned. |
Re: Workers' rights?
Originally posted by RoB1833 She's definitely protected, even over here, as she is pregnant. Tell her to look into FMLA leave, she's worked there long enough to qualify and she should have been offered it. If her time off is classed as FMLA leave then her job is protected. |
Re: Workers' rights?
Originally posted by Taffyles My daughter has worked for a company for 2 years. As she is pregnant she arranged with the owner that she would work part time (20 hours a week) after the baby is born. Well she's had complications in her pregnancy and had to stay off work 2 weeks, the doctor won't allow her to go back to work till this Thursday. She called in at the office yesterday and they have cleared her office out- her stuff was in a box- hired an accountant in to do her job permanently and told her that she can help out in the main office PART TIME when she comes back Thursday! Can they do this??? They didn't even inform her. Are there any laws which protect her job- does anyone know? it's a mid size company but privately owned. When I had my daughter I was allowed 6 weeks off (unpaid) and they would keep me a job open, they said it may not be the same job but a equivelent one in the same area. I was lucky I actually got my same job back but they said if I took longer there may not be a job at all. Thats the trouble with non union jobs I guess. I hope your daughter is able to sort things out. Suzie |
It's 50.... and the company is bigger than that but it seems a moot point anyway. My husband had a quick word with his company lawyer this evening, and, apparently, as Florida is a 'right to work' State- the company my daughter works for is within their rights. What they can't do is fire her for having time off sick, but all they are legally required to do is keep A job for her, any job, not necessarily the job she was doing. He's checking into whether they are allowed to reduce her hours or not, but he's pretty sure they can reduce her wage..bloody marvellous eh!
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Originally posted by Taffyles It's 50.... and the company is bigger than that but it seems a moot point anyway. My husband had a quick word with his company lawyer this evening, and, apparently, as Florida is a 'right to work' State- the company my daughter works for is within their rights. What they can't do is fire her for having time off sick, but all they are legally required to do is keep A job for her, any job, not necessarily the job she was doing. He's checking into whether they are allowed to reduce her hours or not, but he's pretty sure they can reduce her wage..bloody marvellous eh! |
Originally posted by Lion in Winter Shouldn't someone have a word with Dubya about those "family values" he's so fond of? :rolleyes: ;) Hope she gets it sorted, Taffyles, that sucks. :( |
Originally posted by monster But wouldn't those "family values" have her barefoot in the kitchen to be a proper mother to her family? It's another euphemism for "back to the dark ages" when politicians use it, isn't it? :rolleyes: ;) :( |
Originally posted by monster But wouldn't those "family values" have her barefoot in the kitchen to be a proper mother to her family? It's another euphemism for "back to the dark ages" when politicians use it, isn't it? :rolleyes: ;) Hope she gets it sorted, Taffyles, that sucks. :( Yes all women should be induced to give birth early in the day so they can be home in time to make their husband's tea. Jovially Yours ( with tongue FIRMLY in cheek ) |
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