I recently started working as a marketing representative for a tax company.
When I received my first paycheck everything was fine, however, other employees had the suspicion of not being paid for all the hours they worked. Since they did not have a copy of the time sheets they couldn't prove this.
With this in mind I had planned to make copies of my weekly time sheets at the end of the week.
The last day of the pay period when I had planned on making a copy of my time sheet our company switched to time cards and had relocated the old time sheets to the main office.
I have requested a copy of the time sheets on several occasions and still not received them and finally today my manager told me that it was because of a miscommunication... he thought that I was going to drive to pick them up myself
So now not only do I not have copies of the hours I worked, but then this happened:
Friday February 5th, 2010 (Payday)
All employees at my store had to wait over 12 hours for our paycheck.
2 of us (myself and another employee) received a direct deposit slip (with bold letters that say, "This is not a check") even though neither of us have a bank account
I work at 7AM tomorrow morning and I can't afford to not work in protest... but I can't work for free and I still don't have a check or my records.
I know that they can't legally do this, but the bottom line is that they did.
Here's what I want to know:
The hours on my "this is not a check" pay-stub say that I worked 61 hours but my manager tells me that's incorrect (seeing as I don't have a copy of my hours, I cant verify one way or the other); How can I guarantee that my paycheck gives me the hours I deserve and can I get paid for 61 hours if I didn't work those hours?
What do I do when I go into work in the morning if my records and paycheck aren't there?
Am I entitled to any extra pay for the wait and inconvenience?
How can I prevent this from happening to myself and other employees?
Thank you for your time, I apologize for the poor grammar (I blame my frustration) and please include any other information that might be helpful.
-Paul
When I received my first paycheck everything was fine, however, other employees had the suspicion of not being paid for all the hours they worked. Since they did not have a copy of the time sheets they couldn't prove this.
With this in mind I had planned to make copies of my weekly time sheets at the end of the week.
The last day of the pay period when I had planned on making a copy of my time sheet our company switched to time cards and had relocated the old time sheets to the main office.
I have requested a copy of the time sheets on several occasions and still not received them and finally today my manager told me that it was because of a miscommunication... he thought that I was going to drive to pick them up myself
So now not only do I not have copies of the hours I worked, but then this happened:
Friday February 5th, 2010 (Payday)
All employees at my store had to wait over 12 hours for our paycheck.
2 of us (myself and another employee) received a direct deposit slip (with bold letters that say, "This is not a check") even though neither of us have a bank account
I work at 7AM tomorrow morning and I can't afford to not work in protest... but I can't work for free and I still don't have a check or my records.
I know that they can't legally do this, but the bottom line is that they did.
Here's what I want to know:
The hours on my "this is not a check" pay-stub say that I worked 61 hours but my manager tells me that's incorrect (seeing as I don't have a copy of my hours, I cant verify one way or the other); How can I guarantee that my paycheck gives me the hours I deserve and can I get paid for 61 hours if I didn't work those hours?
What do I do when I go into work in the morning if my records and paycheck aren't there?
Am I entitled to any extra pay for the wait and inconvenience?
How can I prevent this from happening to myself and other employees?
Thank you for your time, I apologize for the poor grammar (I blame my frustration) and please include any other information that might be helpful.
-Paul
