Hi my second job I have been working for seven months. I am a waitress. It is a small restaurant however it can get very busy. There is only one cook, and one waitress on shift each day. I handle every one that comes in serving them the drinks, including all alcoholic beverages. I serve the food, i great and seat customers , answer the phone, write up the bills by hand and pack all the take out food. So can you imagine when there are 4 tables and a table of 16 as well plus take out orders? It is hard to serve all the food, and drinks and write up the bills. So it is easy to make calculation mistakes, the most i have ever made is 10 dollars and I've only made that high of a mistake once... they yelled at me and threatend to fire me and then took it out of my tips!! Is that illegal? I really need the money.
Another thing, after working at the place for 7 months the new girl gets my hours! 5 days a week, I get two now. They are mad at me because I couldn't make two shifts in one week, and because of that stupid bill mistake. Is there a law about seniority? Legally should I be getting more hours? Legally I should be getting a raise after six months too.
Also I'm being accused of being a liar and they are wanting to fire me because I missed one shift this week, because I had food poisoning! They wont believe me they want a doctors note...but how can i give them a doctors note for something that no longer exists? So either they fire me or I can no longer have any vacations or sick days, and if the other girl needs her shifts covered I must come and work them. I have worked 7 days straight for her this month!! Plus had to work my other job! Please someone help me. I think I'm going to have to quit but theres not much available right now is there anything i can do legally to get things right? Or is it just stupid?
Oh one more thing? What are my rights due to privacy? Because my boss tells the new worker my mistakes and personal things and the new girl called me and I know they were listening in because they told the new girl that they thought i was faking sick and she called to see how i was and that she was at work and it was all really weird. partly because she called at a really bad time....because i was down town and drove by and they were grouped together. I guess they wanted to see if i was lying or something. I just feel so stupid.
Another thing, after working at the place for 7 months the new girl gets my hours! 5 days a week, I get two now. They are mad at me because I couldn't make two shifts in one week, and because of that stupid bill mistake. Is there a law about seniority? Legally should I be getting more hours? Legally I should be getting a raise after six months too.
Also I'm being accused of being a liar and they are wanting to fire me because I missed one shift this week, because I had food poisoning! They wont believe me they want a doctors note...but how can i give them a doctors note for something that no longer exists? So either they fire me or I can no longer have any vacations or sick days, and if the other girl needs her shifts covered I must come and work them. I have worked 7 days straight for her this month!! Plus had to work my other job! Please someone help me. I think I'm going to have to quit but theres not much available right now is there anything i can do legally to get things right? Or is it just stupid?
Oh one more thing? What are my rights due to privacy? Because my boss tells the new worker my mistakes and personal things and the new girl called me and I know they were listening in because they told the new girl that they thought i was faking sick and she called to see how i was and that she was at work and it was all really weird. partly because she called at a really bad time....because i was down town and drove by and they were grouped together. I guess they wanted to see if i was lying or something. I just feel so stupid.