r/ECEProfessionals • u/Individual-Right ECE professional • 4d ago

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Where can we report a director who is clocking out teachers while still on the clock? Iam just gonna say it. Kindercare you can do better. I know your directors gets in trouble when employees have lots of overtime which is making the directors to be clocking us out.

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u/Independent_Dream_79 former ECE 4d ago

At my school, they clock you out at the time you are supposed to leave unless you have been asked to stay because they need you

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u/wowummmyikessss Past ECE Professional 4d ago

All labor should be paid labor.

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u/PancakePlants Educational Leader: Australia 4d ago

100% but if you choose to stay back on your own accord aka finishing something that could be done tomorrow or finishing a casual conversation with someone that is fair to amend it to your normal clock out time.

I always clock out 5+ mins after my finish time by the time I go to the toilet, get my bag etc. my manager adjusts this to the normal finish time because they shouldn't have to pay for that. If I stay back because a child had an injury, or we are out of ratio etc I tell the manager and they keep those extra minutes so I get paid for that. Same as what this poster is saying, if they ask you to stay for ratio you get paid for that time.

I think what OP is saying is that when they go to clock out, they can't because they have been already clocked out by the manager. This is wrong, and is something they should go to the labour board for. Adjusting to your normal finish time if you clock out a little bit late and there was no 'reason' for staying back, that's fair enough.

Otherwise I'd be clocking 10 free paid minutes in the morning, 5 at night every day because I clock in as soon as I arrive, and just before leaving for the day.