My older brother has worked his entire like at a water treatment plants. Two of them to be exact. You know...that's where everything that ever got flushed down a toilet ends up. He is now 59 yrs old. The staff at his plant has been getting smaller & smaller over the tears...not because of amazing technological breakthroughs that require less operators but rather, because of budget cuts and a desire to drive oldtimers out and bring in new (cheaper-less trained) labor.
Recently my brother has been given a laptop that he must carry with him at all times on his two days off. Whenever he receives a notice on his cell phone, he must login to the company website and if he is unable to resolve whatever issue arises via keyboard, he is required to return to the plant and resolve it there. This basically strips him of any true free time. I think the stuff that runs downhill to his plant has backed up into his superiors and is patently unfair. He believes they are doing everything they can to make him quit. Does he have any options here? Isn't this somehow illegal? Aren't all workers entitled to some true days off? BTW...the damn phone rings almost every time he gets a day off. He is rarely unyanked by this electronic lease they've got him on.
Thank you for your input,
Bruce
Recently my brother has been given a laptop that he must carry with him at all times on his two days off. Whenever he receives a notice on his cell phone, he must login to the company website and if he is unable to resolve whatever issue arises via keyboard, he is required to return to the plant and resolve it there. This basically strips him of any true free time. I think the stuff that runs downhill to his plant has backed up into his superiors and is patently unfair. He believes they are doing everything they can to make him quit. Does he have any options here? Isn't this somehow illegal? Aren't all workers entitled to some true days off? BTW...the damn phone rings almost every time he gets a day off. He is rarely unyanked by this electronic lease they've got him on.
Thank you for your input,
Bruce