Can my employer do this?

[SwampCreature]

Rack does not mean steal. Get out.

 

[St 07]

Take the payout and leave the workplace with honour, dignity and respect. Then come back in 3 weeks and defecate at the entrance to the store.

edit: Hah, I know the bottleshop you work at. Sams bottleshop off cardigan road. One of the ladies there is nice, I used to come down regularly when I was off work injured, please don't defecate on the store

 

[jasonwilde]

Underrated thread.

I recommend that you definitely go over to Swampie's hovel, disconnect his Foxtel, make him carry a blanket to the next room, defecate on his Kogan TV & report the prick to ASIO.

If that doesn't work, buy the campaigner a Norf membership.

 

[SwampCreature]

What absolute rubbish.

I already have a North membership and so does my cat.

 

[Xtreme]

What are my options?

Pretend it's the Essendon FC HQ and burn the place to the ground!

 

[peternorth]

Rack a shitload of grog from the joint in your last shift. And if they try to stop you, threaten to blow the whistle on them to the ATO and also threaten to have them deported.

why would australians be deported?

 

[Xtreme]

why would australians be deported?

They might not be legal Australians!

 

[Golden_6]

Take the payout and leave the workplace with honour, dignity and respect. Then come back in 3 weeks and defecate at the entrance to the store.

edit: Hah, I know the bottleshop you work at. Sams bottleshop off cardigan road. One of the ladies there is nice, I used to come down regularly when I was off work injured, please don't defecate on the store

Nope not the one! A close suburb though

 

[grouse mate]

So let me get this, works 1 day a week, takes 7 weeks off and expects to still have a job when you want one? I would fire you too.

 

[grouse mate]

Also wouldnt be so confident that they dont know FWA laws. By offering you 2 more weeks they have given the required notice period for termination of employment. If you wish to fight it you need to request in writing the reason for termination. My guess is the mate covering wasnt as happy to do it as you think, or they have decided they want your shifts permanantly.

 

[TheLoris]

Yeah, doubt you have a leg to stand on legally, so may as well steal as much as you can during your last 2 shifts. Get your mates to come in and pretend to sell them stuff without actually charging them. Or invite BF posters to come down for freebies.

Or if you want to be a campaigner, randomly crack the seals on lots of expensive bottles as they probably won't be able to sell them or get a credit from the sales reps. Failing that, plant ISIS paraphernalia around the joint and call the terrorist hotline/Andrew Bolt.

 

[IschenkoUBeauty]

Rack does not mean steal. Get out.

Yes it does. You get out. Go and fix your basin haircut.

 

[Catgirl]

Also wouldnt be so confident that they dont know FWA laws. By offering you 2 more weeks they have given the required notice period for termination of employment. If you wish to fight it you need to request in writing the reason for termination. My guess is the mate covering wasnt as happy to do it as you think, or they have decided they want your shifts permanantly.

Oh, hi friend.

I take it you are the aggravated colleague that has called for Golden's termination.

 

[SwampCreature]

Yes it does. You get out. Go and fix your basin haircut.

No it's not and I will fight anyone IRL who says otherwise.

 

[the_interloper]

Get another bottle-o gig, I worked at one when at uni, was great. Best trick is to wait for 2 separate orders for six packs, don't ring them up, then put in the rest of the cash for a slab, used to work out as 12 beers for 6 bucks or so. I'd even sometimes give myself the staff discount so it would only cost 2 bucks ha ha.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Also wouldnt be so confident that they dont know FWA laws. By offering you 2 more weeks they have given the required notice period for termination of employment. If you wish to fight it you need to request in writing the reason for termination. My guess is the mate covering wasnt as happy to do it as you think, or they have decided they want your shifts permanantly.

You can't sack a PT staff member without a valid reason, i.e. demonstrated poor performance or abandonment of employment.

 

[IschenkoUBeauty]

No it's not and I will fight anyone IRL who says otherwise.

Yes it is. And get a pair of clippers to that haircut.

 

[SwampCreature]

Yes it is. And get a pair of clippers to that haircut.

You are wrong.

And clearly jealous of my glorious haircut.

 

[Golden_6]

So let me get this, works 1 day a week, takes 7 weeks off and expects to still have a job when you want one? I would fire you too.

I was working Friday, Saturday nights and Sunday's for months when they were understaffed and they decided to hire more staff to balance the roster and they have had no problems with me working one day a week and havn't mentioned otherwise. The manager said the 7 weeks off was okay as long as my shifts were covered. As for the work colleague, actually quite a good friend of mine and doesn't want Sunday's permanently. Was happy with the extra cash for 7 weeks.

My guess is that as I have a birthday coming up, I become more expensive and they would prefer to replace me with an 18 year that costs a fair deal less and are trying to find an excuse to get rid of me.

 

[Sultan]

If you didn't use any leave for your time off or have written acknowledgement of unpaid leave, then you won't have a leg to stand on.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

If you didn't use any leave for your time off or have written acknowledgement of unpaid leave, then you won't have a leg to stand on.

Not true.
Standard business practice counts for a lot in FWC.

 

[Sultan]

Can OP clarify if it is standard for fellow employees to take extended periods of unpaid and undocumented leave.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Nope. There's only 6 employees and we all just cover our shifts amongst each other when required. The manager was present and she okayed it verbally but the problem is that she's Asian and doesn't understand things sometimes. I tried explaining the reason why I wouldn't be working and she said that's fine but may have not fully understood.

 

[Sultan]

Covering shifts here and there is a completely different to taking 7 weeks of continuous leave.

OP also mentioned he accrues annual leave which should be used for scenarios such as his.

 

[Golden_6]

Can OP clarify if it is standard for fellow employees to take extended periods of unpaid and undocumented leave.

Yes the 6 employees are all friends and we cover shifts when required. Over the Christmas period people often go away for a couple of weeks and the rest pick up the slack. Although it is up to the individual employee whether they want to take their annual leave and get paid or simply go without the money until they get back.