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You can always put them on PTO for two weeks.
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Because employers have a lot more power and accordingly should be held to a much higher standard.
As mentioned before, it's considered good practice to give an employer two weeks notice of resignation.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
The amount of shock, especially from US posters, that have no idea all but like two states are At-Will points out education issues.
How to tell if somebody learned World Geography in school or from SNL:
"GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?
PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
SNL: Can't be Diomede Islands, say her backyard instead.
That's why they make you take your remaining holiday up to the day on which the contract ceases, which can be as long as a month. Sometimes they'll agree to put you on extended leave until the contract expires (so you continue to earn a wage but they don't want you at work).
For the record, I have a 2 MONTH notice period (goes both ways) at work. If they want to fire me immediately it takes a justified cause that would withstand a tribunal hearing (and no, "he didn't turn up one day" isn't enough of a reason - and those tribunals are weighted in favour of the employee).
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Yeah, being a labor supporter isn't considered respectable in the Corpocratic States of America.
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No, which is precisely why I support punitive action against employers that employ them in such a capacity.
That and it will make all the "but but, think of the poor business owners" present cry.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
Except that here you aren't guaranteed to have that holiday time to begin with, sure as heck not a month unless you've been working at the same place for 15 years or so. Keep in mind as well, we don't sign contracts here for jobs generally, that's generally something that is only done for CEO's. sports guys, etc.
The type of workers we are talking about here are hourly wage employees, which makes up the largest bulk of US workers. There is no contract to work out or expire for this type of employee. Vacation, PTO, Sick days, etc. are benefits, not requirements by law. The one leave you do have is FMLA ( family medical leave act) which is just exactly as it sounds, and is only good for 3 months ( although my company allows you 6 months). You can take an " extended leave" but that is based on something I have zero knowledge of how it works or how it is determined, so I'm assuming that is a company thing ( probably something like drug addiction I would assume).
So being there is no contract other than just basically a verbal agreement that you are hired and will continue to work indefinitely, or until you are terminated. It may be different in non-right to work States, but I don't have any actual knowledge on them having not worked in one.
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See I disagree, I have no desire to continue working for a company that doesn't want me there anyways. I sure as heck don't want to be forced to work out a contract for an employer that I don't want to work for either.
Now sensible things like, you can't just fire me because I had a bad hair day, yeah ok I'll buy that. Firing you and then being forced to pay you because your butt didn't come to work? Yeah I have a hard time getting behind that. Good lord do I know the people that would work that system so freaking much to keep getting paid to do nothing.