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B.C. trucking company goes after 3 former drivers for 'time theft,' loses every case (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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[–] BCsven 1 points 11 months ago

Yes, agreed. The employer in the article is just shitty. As soon as you enter yard and start tasks should be clock start. Even as an apprentice in a tool shop decades ago they expected bell to ring, then you clean up. That was just fundamentally wrong, so I'd start tapering off the work and cleaning at 15 minutes to the bell. They could squawk all they liked, I'm not standing in a tool return lineup AFTER my shift is over.

Better agreements are needed.

Even for Engineering jobs, since those "Professional" jobs aren't covered by regular labour laws, in some situations you have young Engineers not reimbursed for Holidays, and no Overtime pay so they end up working for below minimum wage.

Thankfully the company I'm with now has WFH and my home office is considered my workplace, so travel anywhere is mileage, company shirts for onsite customer visits and jackets provided each year. Any extra hours we bank for the next week or can submit an OT form monthly. If I need a car for an onsite visit I can expense a rental. Some good employers exist.