Being sent home without notice.

brightside229

brightside229

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Hi, just a quick question to see if anyone has any information on this, my girlfriend got to work today ( works in a factory ) to be told their is no work and everyone got sent home, so she got no prior notice, and has to travel to work, around 21 miles each way, so around £8-£10 in fuel.

She isn't being paid for the day, and i doubt they will reimburse her for travel costs, does she have a leg to stand on in demanding compensation for traveling due to the fact they could have called her to say not to come in?
 
This happened to me when working in a factory once. We worked so hard on one day that there was literally nothing left to do the next day = got sent home with no pay. Since that date everyone stopped putting quite as much effort in to working efficiently!
 
Not sure what her contract says will have to have a look when i get home, is it likely to say anything about travel costs if being sent home without notice though? wouldn't be so bad if she lived close like 90% of the people that work their, but she doesn't!
 
brightside229 said:
Not sure what her contract says will have to have a look when i get home, is it likely to say anything about travel costs if being sent home without notice though? wouldn't be so bad if she lived close like 90% of the people that work their, but she doesn't!
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As frustrating as it is, I'd be surprised it they did have anything about that. Also did she actually clock in at all? if not then there is no proof she even turned up.
 
brightside229 said:
Not sure what her contract says will have to have a look when i get home, is it likely to say anything about travel costs if being sent home without notice though? wouldn't be so bad if she lived close like 90% of the people that work their, but she doesn't!
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I would doubt travelling to and from work is expensed for a factory type role.
 
brightside229 said:
Hi, just a quick question to see if anyone has any information on this, my girlfriend got to work today ( works in a factory ) to be told their is no work and everyone got sent home, so she got no prior notice, and has to travel to work, around 21 miles each way, so around £8-£10 in fuel.

She isn't being paid for the day, and i doubt they will reimburse her for travel costs, does she have a leg to stand on in demanding compensation for traveling due to the fact they could have called her to say not to come in?
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Sounds like the typical fare when you work in warehousing. Especially if you're temping. This happened on a regular basis working for pepsico (walkers crisps) via an agency (ranstad).
"You no workee, you no pay!"

It made working for them pointless seeing as it was 'fulltime hours' that couldn't be guaranteed to net enough to pay the bills etc. I left after a month or so iirc.
 
I always thought that legally, if you request to leave for the day the company doesn't have to pay you, but if they send you home they do, no matter the contract or reason as its not your fault?
 
It happens a lot in factory work unfortunately. The employer I currently work for has implemented flex shifts. We get flexed up\down as and when needed and the salary doesnt change. Sometimes I get messages all week telling me not to come in. Others I have to come in 2 hours early(They can only flex up 2 hours max)

It was only implimented recently though this. Before hand it was horrendous how we were treat.

They once sent the night shift home at 2am, and half of them used buses. I was fuming when I saw the amount of young women they had walking home at such a time.

Retarded
 
I work in a warehouse and when there aint any work they send you home. Ive only got two days work this week. I dont know how people manage with rent and morgages and kids.
 
wannabedamned said:
They once sent the night shift home at 2am, and half of them used buses. I was fuming when I saw the amount of young women they had walking home at such a time.

Retarded
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Not sure it applies in this case but one thing I don't think a lot of employers realise the liability laws recently changed and especially in regards to travelling to and from work an employer can be help fully or partially responsible if something happens to an employee as a direct consequence*. Tho in this instance with the nature of nightshifts I suspect the onus would be on the employee to have adequate transport plans to cover eventualities.


*For instance if theres a severe weather warning in effect in the area and an employer puts undue pressure on staff to make it in regardless and one has an accident on their way to work under new regulations the employer could be held responsible.
 
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