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My employment letter says my hours are 8:30-5 . In the past 2 years I consistently start early and stay late. As an Operations Manager I am always available after hours for my installers, travel on Sundays to save money and consistently work more than allotted time with no extra compensation.or lieu time given. We recently moved and as my wife is looking for a new job she is commuting which means 1 or 2 times a week I have to drop off or pick up my kids at daycare. It means I am starting at 9 on those days or leaving at 4:15 to meet the caregivers hours on either end of the day. By the end of the week I have still put in more than 40 hours, my reports have doubled and we are achieving record sales/install weeks. The boss has recently said he expects me to be in the office by 8:30 every day knowing the reason for my 30 minute delay. Do I have any options?
If you are the only person who can drop off or pick up your children on those days, your employer is obligated to accommodate your requests. If they take any action against you as a result, it would likely be considered discrimination on the basis of family status. Before you address these issues with your employer, I would again encourage you to give us a call and discuss this further with of our employment lawyers. It's important you approach your employer in the right way.