- If staff arrive late and cover needs to be brought in, they are sent home without pay
- Our legal experts advise whether this is legal
Ask the expert: Sending home without pay
Posted by Matthew Whelan, Esther Smith in Employment law on Tue, 23/06/2009 - 10:55
We are currently reviewing our disciplinary rules and we have a clause which states that if an employee arrives more than an hour late for their shift without informing us, and someone else has to be brought in to cover the shift, they will be sent home and not paid. Is this legal and what other options can we use? This applies mainly to casual/part-time staff.
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