Hey guys, Im a contract worker thru an agency and I’ve worked with several, but decided to pick something small this time for more money.
At work, I will get called in last second and I forget to clock in sometimes. I’m able to manually clock in and my manager signs off. It’s not a big deal around here.
The agency sent me an email last week about fraudulent punch ins. 6 days total, and they claimed they spoke to my manager and he denied I worked those days and they were going to pursue charges against me. They sent me a very intimidating email claiming I was stealing from the company and they withheld my paycheck until I could confirm the hours.
I spoke to my manager and he said nobody ever asked him about it and he called them and sent over the timesheets. They never apologized and paid me the next day. I left the agency immediately because there are hundreds of them and I don’t need to deal with that. My manager allowed me to resign with another company and they offered more money so a win win for me.
I still feel pretty angry that they lied and withheld my paycheck for a week. Is there anything I can do now? It doesn’t seem right and I don’t want them to get away with it.