I work for a local hospital based emergency medical service. Recently, almost all of the employees have noticed that the department manager has been going back into out timeclock system and changing our times. (Examples: I clocked in at 0854 and he changed it to 0900. Later I clocked out at 1720 due to a late call and he changed it to 1700. The scheduled period was from 0900-1700.) The hospital policy states that an employee can clock in up to seven minutes before or seven minutes after the scheduled clock in/out times with no penalty and to facilitate passing on pertinent information between crews. We use a computerized (API) clocking system that calculates pay by the minute. Of approximately 50 employees, there are only a few people that have not had their times changed.
Is this legal for him to do if it is stated in the hospital policy and if the late or early times are for legitimate reasons?
Is this legal for him to do if it is stated in the hospital policy and if the late or early times are for legitimate reasons?
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