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Anonymous asked in Local BusinessesNew ZealandOther - New Zealand · 2 years ago

Can an HR manager dock an employee (chauffeur's) pay for smoking a cigarette while getting the company car serviced at gas station?

I work at a law firm, and my co-worker (who is the senior partner's chauffeur) is basically the office gossiper. He's always expressing his dismay for a lot of the staff members, particularly the HR manager. But sometimes I wonder if he's fabricating the truth in an effort to blow off steam. For example, according to my question above, he said that the HR manager asked him if he took a cigarette break on his way to pick up or drop off the boss. My co-worker admitted that he did smoke a cigarette at a gas station while the service attendant was pumping the gas in the company car. So HR said she's docking five minutes out of his pay for that. Did that really happen, or does my co-worker just hate HR'S guts so much that he's exaggerating how evil she is? I mean, it sounds so far-fetched, as well as the following...

Another time, the chauffeur told me that his paycheck was short. So when he went to the HR manager's office and confronted her, she disagreed, to which he ripped up his pay stub (we get direct deposit) right in front of her to express his anger about her carelessness.

The reason I'm wondering about this is because I don't want to fall victim to a fake co-worker who two-timed me. So I'm trying to stay aware of my surroundings. Is he all bite and no bark, and should I be careful around him?

Update:

all bark and no bite*

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  • Toruko
    Lv 6
    4 months ago

    Exchange the chauffeur for a harbor seal.

    Still just as useless, barks, but will go get

    his own fish at no extra cost.  

  • ?
    Lv 5
    2 years ago

    You work at a law firm & asking us... What kind of lawyers are you working around?

  • Robert
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    He is a chauffeur who wishes he were in a position to be chauffeured. He is trying to make himself seem important by his tearing up pay stubs and "showing them". He is also lying about the smoke break. The vehicle was still under his care and supervision while it was being fueled. No HR person would even consider going through the effort of docking five minutes for such a thing. He is not the kind of guy you want to hang out with. Even if his stories were true (they are not) he's not good to be around if someone in upper management has it out for him.

  • Eva
    Lv 5
    2 years ago

    Think he's blowing off steam. Nobody docks someone 5 minutes. It's too hard to deal with. Stop and think about it. He would have been sitting there while the car was being fueled regardless. Smoking is prohibited near gas pumps anyway.

  • 2 years ago

    depends on your local laws..

    in the USA this is HIGHLY illegal

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