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A friend of mine works at a small, lower-end motel and her salary is $400/mth plus a single room to live in at the same motel. Her boss held an employee meeting which all staff was required to attend. While she was at the meeting her room was gone through by her employer. Evidently this is a regular occurance. What are her privacy rights? She is living in the room as her primary residence and follows all rules. Does her employer have the right to regulary rummage through her belongings?
Hello Tina,
I can't speak as an expert in the hospitality industry but I am in management with an employer that provides lodging to employees. We do have language in our employee agreement and handbook that we can inspect the room and it's contents at any time.
That said, we only do it when investigating a serious complaint or behavior.
A friend of mine works at a small, lower-end motel and her salary is $400/mth plus a single room to live in at the same motel. Her boss held an employee meeting which all staff was required to attend. While she was at the meeting her room was gone through by her employer. Evidently this is a regular occurance. What are her privacy rights? She is living in the room as her primary residence and follows all rules. Does her employer have the right to regulary rummage through her belongings?
The devil is in the details she signed and agreed to. If she signed and agreed, then yes..if she did not, then no.
That job sounds like a tosser. $4800 per year plus the cost of the room (let's generously say it is worth $1000/month) is still only $17k per year. She can do better. Plus the employer can rummage around whenever they feel it?
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It's really no different than an employer being able to look at the history of browsing on the employee's work computer. They own the computer, and in this case, they own the room. Most states/cities have laws requiring notice before a landlord enters a tenant's room, but in this case no money has changed hands and without a lease there is nothing she can do other than keep the room tidy and free of suspicious or illegal items.
It's really no different than an employer being able to look at the history of browsing on the employee's work computer. They own the computer, and in this case, they own the room. Most states/cities have laws requiring notice before a landlord enters a tenant's room, but in this case no money has changed hands and without a lease there is nothing she can do other than keep the room tidy and free of suspicious or illegal items.
Except most people have personal internet and devices. This employee literally has nothing personal, no privacy. I couldn't live like that.
That job sounds like a tosser. $4800 per year plus the cost of the room (let's generously say it is worth $1000/month) is still only $17k per year. She can do better. Plus the employer can rummage around whenever they feel it?
$1k tax free is $1,250 month, so $19,800 for hotel clerk is not out of line.
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