[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

The employer can certainly defend against paying by stating that you didn't call in, so they couldn't tell you to stay at home because you weren't needed, so its irrelevant that you showed up.

That is a loophole in seasonal employment.

consult the labour board, but I don't think your truly entitled under these circumstances.

but we've been wrong before.

As a few people have said, I think he is entitled to.
The course has no way of showing that he was informed that the policy is to phone to find out if you are working. He didn't know of the employee manual and they have no way of proving that he did. He did what he thought was right (show up) and for this he probably should be entitled to the 3 hours. It then appears that he was fired for asking for something that he was entitled to so I think he has a case in both regards.

However, is it really worth it? he got his three hours and he probably doesn't want to work for this guy, and it's not like there is a shortage of these types of jobs anyway.

But I'd say that he might as well go ahead and put in a complaint just to make a hastle for the guy who fired him.