So today I was discussing with a fellow employee their previous job as a server at a restaurant in our area and she opened my eyes to something I have never heard of before and I want to find out if this is common practice at another establishments.
My coworker told me that as a server she had to bring her own money to make change for the guest she waited on, and that if she didn't have the cash on hand to make change then she would be sent home. I was floored and then immediately furious.
How can an employer get away with something like this and is it even legal? If I was presented with news like that at an interview or on my first day I would laugh my ass right out the front door.
So have any of you ever encountered or heard of this before? And if you have knowledge of legal guidelines, is this something an employer can request or make policy?