
Rudy of Cypress, CA on Dec. 6, 2011
Satisfaction Rating1/5
Today, I went into this branch office to take the safety test. This is what I asked the employee behind the desk. He is described as a male Hispanic adult. Instead of him just providing me the safety test, he insisted I take an online questionnaire. Note that I have been a employee of Labor Ready, since 2000. Prior to this new employee working here, I worked under Lisa and George. Its been the practice of Labor Ready, that all employees only have to take this test once. Then after that, every year just take the safety test. He indicated that all Labor Ready offices are separate, and the computers are not interlinked.
This is a lie.I have gone to various Labor Ready offices, they have a database that is interlinked. For example, I can not work at Labor Ready city of Industry, because of fabricated facts implemented by Susan, when I borrowed and returned the sign in sheet, because it appeared she did not want to pay me when I worked at Office Depot. Their employee/floor manager retaliated, I simply asked if there is a safer way to unclog the shoot. When he was having myself and another employee go down inside a machine, that has rotating parts, that grinds garbage.
Mike ** did not want to provide me all the hours worked. The following day, Susan did not want to pay me, so I called the on duty guard of Office Depot of the City Of Industry, to validate the hours I worked. She grabbed the phone and did not want to pay me, which is a breach in contract. I asked her for my work time sheet. She refused. This left me no evidence to prove I worked at Office Depot, City of Industry. Realizing I needed supporting evidence for the Labor Board, I borrowed the sign in sheet. This was an instrument used, and required to show as evidence an employee was at a certain time in a certain place. I returned this instrument I signed. California Labor Code 432 states that any instrument an employee signs, he is entitled to a copy of it. Then she posted a blog that I stole company property. Labor Ready Corporate office condoned her (retaliation for making a complaint).
They so highly approved of Susan's fabricated facts, to the extent that they promoted her to work at the corporate office, to perhaps train others to be just like her. If other Labor Ready branch offices could see, because of her in house computer blogs in other cities, this obviously means the computer systems are interlinked. Today Mr.Daniel ** had me take a computer online test. It asked questions like, do you take drugs. My answer was no. It asks questions like, do I steal. The answer was no. It asks questions like, do I look for fights or like to fight. The answer was no. It asked me am I on food stamps. The answer was yes. It asked me if I have ever been on AFDC and other programs. I asked Mr. Daniel ** what do these terms mean. His response was ,"I'm sorry I can't help you". His job title says customer service representative.
This is misrepresentation a violation of California Labor Codes:1050-1053. How can a person answer a question, if they are not sure of what the question is asking. This is entrapment, a form of constructive discharge, a violation of California Labor Code:2922. He is also in violation of discrimination in hiring, possibly labor codes:230,230.1, 98.7. California Labor Code:232.5 states that no employer may do any of the following a. require an employee to sign a waiver o r) ( other documents that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose information about the employer's working conditions. This labor codes says allot. It could apply. When today, Mr.Daniel ** refused to just provide me the safety test, because I already took this online survey and passed it, he should have had knowledge that I did.
This was harassment. A violation of California Government Code:12900 discrimination in hiring. When I asked him what does : AFDC stand for, he should have answered my question. This is covered under the : Freedom of Information Act, The Right to Know Act, and The Public Records Act. The branch manager of this branch is responsible for his actions. Now, he indicated I failed this test, which I previously passed and should not have had to take again. He demanded I sign the instrument. He did not give me a copy of it. Also, he stated, "You should not have signed it, unless you read it first".
Labor Ready should not let the findings of this online survey be an excuse to refuse to let me work, nor should they condone of this type of hazing and harassment, or fabricated truth. The computers of Labor Ready are interlinked. He is not an employee to haze, or mislead. His job is to get displaced workers that pass the safety test, and those that already have previously passed the online survey, to just take the safety test. His job is not to show selective enforcment. His job is to be fair and impartial, and treat people like he wants to be treated, not how he wants to treat people.
His last words as he was laughing was, "now you can't work for any Labor Ready for one year, until you pass the online survey". He should be reprimanded then terminated. He is an "at -will employee". The manager of this branch is at fault. She is required to show due care (California Labor Code:2800), with best efforts. (California Labor Code:2924).
Because customer service representative Mr. Daniel **, refused to just let me take the safety test, this means no temp work. Yet, this is an organization that prides itself that they help ex-felons. I am an American veteran. I served my country honorably. I already have taken this online survey test, and previously passed it. He should have just given me the safety test, then given me some work. Most of all, the work is unskilled. How can this company call itself an equal opportunity employer, yet have a branch manager that condones making a previous employee retake the online survey.
If a person takes it one time and passes, it he or she should not have to take it again. Also, there is no reason I should not have passed it. The consequence is unemployment. Please post this. Discrimination in hire and re-hire to an honorably discharged veteran. Labor Ready, ** CA 92683. Phone: (714) 901-9675.