Non Payment of wages due to forgetting to clock out

Thats insane and exploitative.

The fast food chain will have cctv and the shift supervisor will be able to tell when he left. Scumbags

I mean CCTV which no doubt exists no less the fact that the shift supervisor has admitted that he worked that day in a WhatsApp is proof he worked.
It all depends what the employee handbook or work contract says about forgetting to clock out- is it that he won’t get paid this week- but will ultimately get paid for that day? Or is it that he has lost those wages?

I’m not familiar with clocking in/out practices but I imagine there are established norms - I can understand a “fine” or some other penalty to ensure compliance but no wages for that day doesn’t sound like it would stand up if you took a case - but the sum involved is likely small relatively speaking it’s hard to know if you’d even get to a hearing - I certainly wouldn’t be working there again

No place I have ever worked would dock wages because of a misclock, there's be uproar. They are tryin it on, or the supervisor is clueless.

Maybe thread is more suitable for "Work Problems", though.

It’s hardly the first time ever this has happened- a retro payment in next payday is all that’s required- it sounds like the supervisor is an idiot and may have a grudge against your son - let him talk to the main manager when he next works

I suppose everywhere has a different meaning for "shift supervisor". I never worked in McDonald's but anywhere I did work the only things they would do is count the till and lock the door. Literally supervise the shift.

I don't know anywhere that the shift supervisor would be the final word on if you were getting paid or not.

Two different things.

A simple misclock should never be the basis for non payment of wages, and may be fixable by the supervisor (or not)

A decision not to pay wages would not be down solely to me as a supervsior

The employee will get delayed payment. Wages must be paid. But also, if he didn't clock out, then the electronic system can't calculate the hours, so what happens is the wages office will go to the duty manager and ask for an amendment. Often that might mean getting paid next schedule - but he will get paid

OP, your son is not being picked on, he is being treated as an adult

My guess is the manager is using this as a 'scare tactic', to ensure he doesn't forget to clock out again. The manager will more than likely update his 'hours worked' manually.

I previously worked as a manager in McDonalds, and as mentioned above, clock in/out times can be manually changed.

This was regularly done for all sorts of problems, such as ensuring the mandatory 'off' time between shifts is respected. For example, if someone clocked out at 00:01, and then clocked in the following morning at 07:59.

It is definitely possible (and is done regularly) to manually input a staff members "clock out" time.

The young man just needs to escalate the issue and will most likely be paid.

As one fast food company has been named in the thread it might be best to clarify whether they are the one involved.

Making sure people are paid properly should be a major priority for any supervisor. People do not turn up for work for the good of their health.

Pay is most likely way beyond the remit of a "shift supervisor" in hospitality. They are usually one very small step up from the staff they are supervising.

Which is why I asked earlier has the OP's child spoken to the actual manager ?

We were all young and innocent once.

We are not entitled to get more information,but it might help other people in a smilar situation.

Or it's that we don't have a clue what was said on the WhatsApp chat. This is starting to look like on of those typical Boards stories where we are not getting a lot of relevant info.