Blackberry Overtime

[volinbham]

Some Canadian Unions are pushing for overtime pay for employees that use their Blackberry after work hours.

globeandmail.com: BlackBerry: the new hot-button labour issue

Opinions? (had to use something other than "thoughts?"

 

[allvol123]

Typical union nonsense.

 

[utvolpj]

I wish but the only thing that would happen at my company is they would take them away.

"Our members are running into situations where they're not compensated properly for having to do work at home."

here's a suggestion: don't work at home if you feel like you're not being adequately compensated

 

[volinbham]

I wish but the only thing that would happen at my company is they would take them away.



here's a suggestion: don't work at home if you feel like you're not being adequately compensated

You are heartless. Do you work for Big Oil? Big Pharma?

 

[utvolpj]

You are heartless. Do you work for Big Oil? Big Pharma?

Big Plumbing. We are the evil corp no one thinks about :naughty:

 

[volinbham]

Big Plumbing. We are the evil corp no one thinks about :naughty:

Yes, you always get them in the "end"

 

[jamesd1628]

Hell, in my job, I would be fully expected to bill the client for any and all time I spent on my Crackberry working for that client, whether during "work hours" or while sitting on the commode.

 

[JTrainDavis]

I don't have a blackberry for work, thank Goodness, but when i am called in for work after hours, i get paid from when i answer the nextel at home, until i get home from the job, whenever that may be.

 

[volsgal03]

My sister purchased a blackberry for her job to make it easier for herself, she uses it constantly away from her office. It is a neat gadget, I'd never have any use for it.