On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 14:27:55 -0700, "Bill Graham"
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On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 22:46:40 -0700, "Bill Graham"
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Ned Flanders wrote:
Metspitzer wrote:
http://www.ehow.com/list_6734806_geo...ours-work.html

My niece just started working for a company yesterday. She is
working in a convenient store that also sells gas. She has almost
no job experience. She says her boss does not pay time and a half
for over 40 hours.

I am assuming that if she says anything, the boss will just quit
telling her to come in. What is the best way to address this
problem?

It seems her hands maybe tied if she wants to stick it out for a
while.
My wife went in to a business for a shift on a trial bases. After
the one 9 hour shift (she was asked to stay extra) my wife decided
she could not work there because of the owners constantly barking
dog and crying baby (and this was in a shop in a mall?)...

Two weeks later she had not been paid so she emailed the woman
asking for her 8 hours pay and one hour OT. The woman told her she
does not pay OT.

My wife emailed her back with a copy of the labour laws... a week
later she received a cheque in the mail for the correct amount.

Sometimes owners or managers need a reminder of the labour laws.

Since you mentioned "labour" laws, I'll assume you're not a
left-pondian. In the US, it's not considered OT until 40hrs in one
week. ...and that doesn't necessarily include vacation/holiday time (8
hours holiday + 44hrs work = 48hrs straight pay + 4hrs OT).

Almost anyone at almost any time can be fired for almost anything.
There is no way to get inside your boss's mind and know why he wants
to keep some people and fire others, and he can come up with a
number of reasons to get rid of most anyone. (if he has half a
brain) So, there is little one can do unless one has some written
proof or recorded proof that ones boss has it in for them for some
reason other than job performance. This is true of even top
executives. As a matter of fact, it is more true of top executives
than it is of underlings....

That's jurisdiction dependant, here. Some states are "at will"
states. Anyone can be fired for any reason (other than the typical
discrimination of protected classes), or no reason. Others make it
(only) slightly more difficult for employers.

In a truely capitalistic system, no company would want to get rid of a
productive employee that they have hired and trained to do their job and who
does it acceptably well.

That's true in a not so truly capitalistic system.

Most companies have a review board that that
oversees requests to let individuals go.

Most? Hardly. Most are small businesses that don't bother with any
such thing.

but in small businesses, the only
review board is the owner of the business, so if he wants to rid himself of
you, you have little choice but to leave.

As you should, if he's not happy with your performance for *WHATEVER*
reason. It *is* his business. If he's a fool, he'll shortly find
that out, too.