I worked a shift and I was told I would not be paid. Is this legal?? (employees, consulting)

[Sockeye66]

Originally Posted by ss20ts

How when salary was discussed after the OP worked the 4 hour shift? Salary discussions should have taken place prior to agreeing to work.

Sure, but he is still owed at least the applicable minimum wage. That is US law, I can't speak for Canada or UK.

[Listener2307]

For 4 hours pay I would just chalk it up to experience.
On to bigger things.

[Larry Caldwell]

Contact your state department of labor. They will collect your wages for you, probably at minimum wage rate.

[Sockeye66]

Originally Posted by Larry Caldwell

Contact your state department of labor. They will collect your wages for you, probably at minimum wage rate.

Yep! What Larry says.

[oldtrader]

Perfectly legal. Consider it the same as giving you a test, to see if you are as qualified to do the job as you claim. The test is a practical one, either you show you can do the job, or not. It is very common on higher quality jobs with higher pay.

Apparently you failed the test, and you expect to get paid when you were being tested for the job and failed the test.

[bobsell]

Originally Posted by ss20ts

How when salary was discussed after the OP worked the 4 hour shift? Salary discussions should have taken place prior to agreeing to work.

This is a Mcjob.

Mcjobs get paid minimum wage.

[Sockeye66]

Originally Posted by oldtrader

Perfectly legal. Consider it the same as giving you a test, to see if you are as qualified to do the job as you claim. The test is a practical one, either you show you can do the job, or not. It is very common on higher quality jobs with higher pay.

Apparently you failed the test, and you expect to get paid when you were being tested for the job and failed the test.

No, it's not perfectly legal.

[oldtrader]

It is known in the business world as a job audition, and has become the norm in many companies. 2 to 4 hours max, without payment of wages. If more then it requires paying wages.

Every new hire costs the company over $4,000 so they need to find if the applicant 1) Can do the job. 2) Is compatible with the existing staff they will be working with.

Companies have learned that only 43% of applicants are qualified to do the job, and their application, etc., will inflate their ability to do the job. The job audition is the only way of knowing if the applicant will be able to do what their application says they can do.

[Suburban_Guy]

Well, OP never responded, so hopefully OP got the point that it's simply a lesson learned and not to stress over something that is not illegal.

[Nell Plotts]

If you produced a product the time is compensible. If you took a test as a part of the application process it is not compensible.