What counts as starting work?

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kimwp said:

How can working time not be paid?

There is no law that says every hour must be paid the rate for some hours can be Zero.
unpaid overtime is very common for salaried 

There are laws that say the average in the pay period needs to meet minimum wage legislation.

This a reason some unscrupulous employers don't want anything on record  that there is unpaid work time like turning on equipment used for the job when they are a min wage employer

kimwp

getmore4less said:

kimwp said:

How can working time not be paid?

There is no law that says every hour must be paid the rate for some hours can be Zero.
unpaid overtime is very common for salaried 

There are laws that say the average in the pay period needs to meet minimum wage legislation.

This a reason some unscrupulous employers don't want anything on record  that there is unpaid work time like turning on equipment used for the job when they are a min wage employer

Ah, any overtime I do is unpaid, I hadn't put two and two together!