Can my employer force me to work unpaid voluntary hours 10 hours a week?
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Can my employer force me to work unpaid voluntary hours 10 hours a week?
I work as a primary teacher for 27 hours a week as reported to HMRC. Yet my
employer technically and indirectly asks me and other teachers to come from 8 am-
4 pm and perform duties of a full-time paid teachers. If the employer is called to
it, he said you are doing it the extra as a voluntary and if I say I cannot do
it because I have other commitments, the employer then suggests indirectly that
I consider quitting or complying.
Asked on February 15, 2017 under Employment Labor Law
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
All work time is compensable. In other words, you must be paid for it. If you are a non-exempt employee (i.e. typically paid hourly), then you are entitled to wages for the extra time that you work. If you are being threatened with termination for non-compliance then you can file a wage claim with the department of labor and/or consult with an employment law attorney.
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