As long as it pertains to the workplace, yes he can.
Answered By: grips - 9/21/2007 |
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Thats an excellent idea,I hope more employers follow his example
Answered By: naseldrip - 9/21/2007 |
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Your employer can do that.
it happens alot.
how can someone get ahold of you, the same way they did before cell phones --- call the employer and tell them they need to speak to you -- its an emergency.
simple.
leave it in your car, check it on breaks or lunch .
Answered By: teamlessbear - 9/21/2007 |
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Your supervisor can set all the rules on his premises as he pleases. Even rights that are protected, like religeous rights can be governed in the work place. They cannot not hire you or fire you for being of a certain religion, but they can tell you not to pray on the job.
If you husband is sick or some other emergency arises, could you not be given a message by way of the office or customer service phone line?
Answered By: elysialaw - 9/21/2007 |
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I suppose your husband can contact you like we used to in the olden days, call the store office and they get hold of you.
Cell phones are real nice, but they have become a distraction in the workplace. If the employer wants their employees focused on the work and not a cellphone, they have every right to make those rules.
Answered By: thegubmint - 9/21/2007 |
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At your place of work too many people were taking advantage of company time by being on the cell phone. It is his business or he is the companies representative at supermarket. He can disallow cell phones if he deems them to be a problem. If your husband is sickly he can call the store and you can either answer the call or call him back on a pay phone.
Answered By: William B - 9/21/2007 |
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Yep, once in the workplace, unless you belong to a union, you pretty much have no rights.
Answered By: M G - 9/21/2007 |
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He can call you at work
Your employer has every right to do this. I believe if you are expecting a serious emergency like birth of a child by a family member your employer make make a temporary exception
Answered By: Intruder700 - 9/21/2007 |
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Go work elsewhere. What your employer is perfectly legal.
Answered By: notadummyrat - 9/21/2007 |
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Yes they can. Set up a system with who answer's the phone on how to notify you when there is a emergency. Cell phones distract people when they are working. It drives me nuts to hear cell phones ringing and being answered by people who are working.
Answered By: Kym-berly B - 9/21/2007 |
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Then have your husband call the store directly and ask to talk to you or at least pass on a message. That's how it was done before cell phones.
Answered By: sparhawk7322 - 9/21/2007 |
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Yea.,.he can do it..he's your boss...if you have an emergancy at home..and phone should be permitted in your office or somewhere around you
Answered By: trpt110ny - 9/21/2007 |
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Answered By: petey00petey - 9/21/2007 |
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PA is a right to work state.
They can fire you for any reason short of discrimation.
Yes they can ban your cell phone.
If you dont agree - You need to search for other employment.
Answered By: sportscollectables - 9/21/2007 |
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Ask him to give you a copy of an updated employee handbook that states this and then do some research in the family medical act emplace in the entire united states if you husband is really sickley then technically you are a caregiver and that phone is one of your tools may even be protected under the ada
Answered By: redonesmobile - 9/21/2007 |
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Yes, your employer can have a no-cell phone policy at his place of business. The only option you have is going to talk to your boss about it, explain your husband's health problems and need to contact you and ask if you can be exempt from the rule. If he says no, then ask him to work with you on coming up with a solution that would be workable for you both (maybe an office number that your husband could call if he gets sick).
If that doesn't work, then the only other option is to find another job.
Answered By: junebug - 9/21/2007 |
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It was obvioulsy a big enough problem that they chose to not allow them. They can do anything they want to make their employees perform better, unless it is illegal.
Answered By: memememe - 9/21/2007 |
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A private employer has few restrictions. If you do not have a contract, then each day is a new contract and both of you are free to re-negotiate every day. You might want to reach a compromise, such as allowing hubby to call the store in the event of a real emergency. If you drive to work you could sit in your car and chat during a break. There are ways to accomodate the need of both you and the employer. BTW, you are free to organize the other empoyees and join a union. Then you can negotiate collectively>
Answered By: laughter_every_day - 9/21/2007 |
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Does the store have a main phone through which emergency messages can pass. He does absolutely have the right to pass this sort of rule, just as you have a right to find another job. Likely the rule was made not to be aimed at individuals but to solve a greater personal phone call problem.
Answered By: Lex - 9/21/2007 |
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Yes he can. He is paying you to work not take personal calls on his dollar.
I am sure in an emergency your husband could call the store and have you paged to a land line. If you're that upset could you not get a pager strictly for emergencies, ask your boss he might make this small concession in special cases.
Answered By: Jacqueline G - 9/21/2007 |
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It is a shame that a few bad employees ruined it for the rest of us. But nothing is more annoying than a clerk waiting on me, stopping my transaction to respond to a text message...
Answered By: Say - 9/21/2007 |
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I am willing to bet that there would be no repercussions if you got an emergency phone call on the store phone. Cell phones have been so misused in the workplace that owners are losing productive time. You are being paid to work, not await calls or make them.
Answered By: sensible_man - 9/21/2007 |
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Yes,employers have the right to ban them.As for emergency's,what did you do before cell phones?You called the place of employment and told them there was an emergency and that you need to talk to your spouse etc.Your argument is pretty lame.How many times have you been somewhere and had to wait for someone to get off of their cell phone before they helped or waited on you?You are being paid by your employer to work,not conduct personal business while being paid by them.
Source(s):
Texas Employer who has also banned cell phones.
Answered By: Amos S - 9/21/2007 |
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Sounds like he is totally uncaring about the employee's special circumstances. And he will be...until he finds himself being sued wildly because some incredibly important missed call that may have saved someone's life.
Call a lawyer to look into it if he will not listen to your reason.
You are the primary caregiver, correct? This I think puts you in a unique position.
Answered By: Jed - 9/21/2007 |
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Skippy say of course they can do that, in fact its a common practice in most work places where you dont need a cell phone to do your job. Skippy say if you have an emergency at home, your family can just do what millions of people have done for the last 50 years without cell phones....They call your work and say there is an emergency.
Skippy say no one force you to work there.
Answered By: Skippy The Wondertard - 9/21/2007 |
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Sure he can. Cell phone are probably causing a constant problem in his work environment, therefore he is rectifying the problem by discontinue any use of them. If you NEED to carry your phone, turn it off, and keep it in your purse or in yoru vehicle, and on your break, take a walk away from the supermarket and make the calls you need to make, check messages, etc. Otherwise, if your husband needs to contact you, have him call the office and leave a message.
What did we do 30 years ago, when the mobile phone available were as big as a purse and we could not just carry them around and use them at our leisure?
Answered By: deanie1962 - 9/21/2007 |
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Your employer is perfectly within the law in setting rules specific to his business.
Please don't confuse "rights" with "privileges". You have the right to talk on your phone.... just not while he's paying you to perform a specific job for him.
Any emergencies that occur will be addressed around this rule as they were before cell phones were invented.
In some states, you are considered an "at will" worker if you do not have a written employment contract. Under these "at will" circumstances, your employment may be terminated for no reason at all and the employer is not even required to provide you with a specific reason for termination.
If this is your situation, please be careful. You may be next.
Answered By: Skidoctor 360 - 9/21/2007 |
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I think that's a bit extreme but unfortunately, the employer has the right to set their own rules. I'd look for another job.
Is this the whole company or just this store. If it's just a store issue, take it up the ladder above the super. But then if you open that can of worms you may wind up unemployed. So many companies have "open door" policies. Yeah...right...in a perfect world.
I can understand where they're coming from though. I used to be a technical expert (got promoted thank God), people would come to me (soap box time...without doing their research first) to ask a question. I'd look at their casework, read procedure/policies/laws, find the answer and begin explaining how to work the case. Then their cell phone would ring. They would actually step away to take the call. I found that really annoying because they were there on my time seeking help.
Ok, enough of that. You said your super doesn't care about your problems. That's a given. Show me a super who cares and I'll show you an man who is an honest politician by day and a uses car salesman by night.
Are you unioned? If so, file a greivance. If not, you probably don't have a lot of recourse in the matter I'm sorry to say. Surely there are other supermarkets in your area.
Off the subject, why is Skippy talking about himself in the third person? Sounds like he's been hanging around Bob Dole to much.
Answered By: Phurface - 9/21/2007 |
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His gold...his rules. You can quit and do something else.
Answered By: Mike W - 9/21/2007 |
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You can quit. No one is forcing to keep this job. Talking on a cell phone is not a right. It is a perk, or a privilege. Your particular job obviously does not offer this perk. Besides, you talking on your cell phone is costing the company money. Do the math, if you have a job that pays 12.00 per hour and you talk 5 minutes an hour, it is costing the company $1.00 per hour in lost labor. In in normal 40 hour work week, this is $40.00 per week, and $2240.00 per year. How many people work are your your chain? 1000? If so, it is costing the company $2,240,000.00 a year in lost labor. If it is a larger chain like Kroger, who employs over 100,000 in its grocery division alone, the cost is more than $224,000,000.00.
Answered By: harryh - 9/21/2007 |
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We never allow any workers to bring with them cellphones during working time. for emergency, they can call you the office telephone number and will inform you such. otherwise, they will page your name to pick the external line so you can talk to your caller (husband).
*it's company's policy and guidelines!
Answered By: ~o0o~ - 9/21/2007 |
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