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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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EMPLOYER REFUSES TO PAY SALARY WHEN SHOP ‘TOH’ BECAUSE EMPLOYEE IS HIS BROTHER

My brother has always been a bit of a cheapskate, but I never thought he would go so far as to refuse to pay me my salary when his shop closed down recently.

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Use our ties as brothers to try and not pay me

He said that because we are brothers, he didn’t have to pay me. I was furious, as I had worked for him for almost a year and had put in a lot of hard work.

When I heard my brother’s outrageous claim, I immediately confronted him about it. I told him that, as a family member, it was his responsibility to pay me for my work. I reminded him that, as an employer, he was legally obligated to pay his employees. He had no right to withhold my salary just because we are brothers.

My brother tried to explain his position to me. He said that he had invested a lot of money in the shop and that, with the shop’s closure, he had lost a lot of money.

He said that he was unable to pay me my salary because he needed the money to cover his losses. I argued that he had made a commitment to me and that he should honor it.

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I was hurt that he had tried to deny me my wages, even though I had worked hard for him. I had expected more from him as a brother. I thought he would have trusted me and recognized my hard work, rather than trying to take advantage of me.

I was also disappointed that he put his own financial interests ahead of his commitment to me. I understand that he was trying to minimize his losses, but I don’t think he should have done it at my expense.

It’s been a few months since the shop closed down, and I’m still trying to come to terms with what happened. It has changed my relationship with my brother and made me more wary of trusting him.

I’m thinking that if he can do this to his own family, I wonder what he will do to his business partners.

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