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If a company is demanding a dresscode, and it si being paid for out of employee checks is that legal? |
I work for a group of privately owned hotels in California, and they are getting uniforms from a uniform company, it is a monthly charge to "rent" the uniforms, and it is costing us..they are taking half of the cost out of our paycheck, we get paid bimonthly, to pay for the uniforms, and it doesn't seem very right that, since they are demanding the uniform, we already have one now they are just changing it, that we have to pay to "rent" the uniform, am i just being nit-picky or is there something that says they arent allowed to do this? It's perfectly legal. In essence, the management simply reduced your wages. Unfortunate, but legal. Keep your receipt and just claim it when you file your income tax . Uniforms are tax deductable items. it is "in your face" cheating dude,,, employee things for work should be shouldered by the employeer,, beter get a job from a japanese firm... they're good & generous.. I'm sure you signed something in your orientation stating that you understand this policy, but it is legal. Usually companies like this are good areas for tips. You can still deduct the cost on your income tax return. I am finding that more and more companies are doing this to keep the dress code of the employees more consistent. Are your uniform white or black? this seems to be the trend Seems like I paid that once long ago when I decided to be a food waitress. They were the ugliest things I ever saw. My problems were solved with the inability of the cook to get my hot and cold foods up at anything close to the same time and my choice to stuff her up a hot light. Hotels seem to come up with the cheapest ideas that mistreat employees and they do it because they can. I don't know how they manage to hire the mentality of managers they do. Life will not get better, go to college, and then get a good job. Worked for me. . . Yes. On that condition only you join the company and the dress is paid for. No, it is not legal. They can require you to provide your own work clothes so long as the clothes are such that you could wear them other than on the job - eg "Khaki pants and red polo shirt must be worn", but if it's clothes that - for example - have a company logo on them, or are a "distinctive uniform", then they have to provide them for you at their cost. Richard |
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