Re:If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know
by Clubber on Friday February 02, 2018 @02:09PM
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Also, I think that is only reserved for hourly workers. Salaried workers are exempt from many labor laws.
Re:If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know
by JBlue42 on Friday February 02, 2018 @02:43PM
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Probably depends on the state. CA has better labor laws than most and doesn't seem to apply it different for exempt or non-exempt:
https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_mealperiods.htm
Most places I've worked given an hour by default as part of company policy. My point was that a lot of folks will choose to work through their lunch instead of taking a walk outside or relaxing a little.
I recall when one coworker hopped on the Soylent train. They had this whole plan that it would free up their lunch to go do other stuff like go for a bike ride, check out a museum, etc. They essentially ended up chugging the Soylent at their desk and working their entire lunch.
Maybe I'm old school but I don't like giving my labor away for free. Work will always be there.
Re:If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know
by Clubber on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:52PM
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FWIW, I like working through lunch so I can leave an hour early. I'm happy to work extra hours because I'm usually into what I'm doing, but I do extra at home, and at will (unless a client is screaming because of something we did).
Beyond that, at least in office work, you'll regularly see folks eating lunch at their desk and working through it even though by law they're supposed to be 'relieved of all duties'. This isn't because some supervisor said so but because they feel obligated to do so.