Laurie1978
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- New York
Hello,
I work for a local county in New York State in the field of child welfare. I have been here for 18 years. You can honestly say you never complete what is anticipated by the end of your work shift. In addition, we have had caseloads that made it next to impossible to complete all work within 6.5 hours (when you calculate allotted lunch and breaks).
That being the case I am one of those employees who never leave promptly at the end of my work shift. In addition, I am typically 10-15 minutes late at the start of my work shift.
We are required to complete an SAP (System Analysis Program Development) if our work does not fall under the scheduled work shift which is the equivalent of payroll. In addition to numerous policies internally such as advance notice and various forms of documentation if you want to get paid OT (over time). Considering how fluid the job is this is difficult to keep up with.
The latest is we need to get advance approval to stay late or we must swipe out at the end of our work shift. I have noted that it is impossible to predict what I will be doing by 5pm due to the nature of our work, this is almost a daily occurrence, and I am not even requesting OT compensation. I think that is part of the problem due to liability of unauthorized OT that shows up in the system. I have spoken to Union representation, but I usually get no support.
What's rights do we have outside of the Union under government work. They are basically punishing us for working additional hours. Can they fire someone for this?
I work for a local county in New York State in the field of child welfare. I have been here for 18 years. You can honestly say you never complete what is anticipated by the end of your work shift. In addition, we have had caseloads that made it next to impossible to complete all work within 6.5 hours (when you calculate allotted lunch and breaks).
That being the case I am one of those employees who never leave promptly at the end of my work shift. In addition, I am typically 10-15 minutes late at the start of my work shift.
We are required to complete an SAP (System Analysis Program Development) if our work does not fall under the scheduled work shift which is the equivalent of payroll. In addition to numerous policies internally such as advance notice and various forms of documentation if you want to get paid OT (over time). Considering how fluid the job is this is difficult to keep up with.
The latest is we need to get advance approval to stay late or we must swipe out at the end of our work shift. I have noted that it is impossible to predict what I will be doing by 5pm due to the nature of our work, this is almost a daily occurrence, and I am not even requesting OT compensation. I think that is part of the problem due to liability of unauthorized OT that shows up in the system. I have spoken to Union representation, but I usually get no support.
What's rights do we have outside of the Union under government work. They are basically punishing us for working additional hours. Can they fire someone for this?