Can an employer force an employee to work on their day off?

Your employer cannot make you work on a day contractually guaranteed to be your day off. Written employment contracts and religion are the only reasons the employer could not require you to work on your day off—and fire you if you don’t. There is some good news, though, at least for hourly employees.

Can you force employees to work 6 days a week?

Section 551 of the California Labor Code provides that “every person employed” in “any occupation” is entitled to one day of rest in every seven days, and Section 552 further clarifies that no employer is permitted to require employees to work in excess of six days out of a seven-day period.

Can you work 6 days straight?

California law provides that employees are entitled to one day’s rest in seven and that no employer shall “cause” an employee to work more than six days in seven. Employees who do not work more than 30 hours per week, or who do not work more than six hours in “any” day of the week, are exempt from these requirements.

Can a salaried employee be forced to work weekends?

Working weekends can be part of your job requirements, and like any requirement, you can be disciplined or even fired for not fulfilling them. However, if you are a salaried employee, you shouldn’t be forced to work weekends, you should choose to work weekends when it is necessary.

Can a employer force me to work Saturdays?

The way I see it, forcing me to sell my Saturdays (with the implied threat of punishment if I do not agree to do so) for time-and-a-half when I did not offer them for sale is tantamount to theft. Well, they can’t force you — you get to decide whether or not you want the job on these terms.

How can I make my employer work weekends?

Come up with a solution yourself and put that solution to your employer. For example, if weekdays are better for you then say so and maybe suggest that you can do Saturdays once in a while with proper warning so you can accommodate childcare issues.

What’s the point of working on a weekend?

For anyone with a job, the weekend is often an oasis amid a sea of labors, a respite to relax and enjoy one’s own time. Because of this, many employees bristle at the idea of working weekends, even if their regular shifts fall during weekend hours.

How many days can an employee work in a week?

So technically you could have an employee work Monday to Saturday one week, and Sunday to Friday the next. And as noted, an employee can work all seven days — as long as it is not compelled by the employer. Private Right of Action or Other Penalty Allowed?

Is there a limit on the number of hours an employee can work?

The law does not place a maximum limit on the number of hours employers can require their employees to work. This is contingent upon an employer adhering to the FLSA law that states, for most jobs, employees will be paid at a rate of time and a half for hours worked beyond the regularly scheduled 40-hour work week.