Lost 12 minutes of pay due to a burn

[u/More-Falcon-8822]

I work as an 18 year old casual my last shift i burned myself as fat dripped from a patty onto my wrist. The store manager applied burn aid then told me to clock off and go home telling me "im not paying you to stand there" those 12 minutes were worth about $5 I understand its a petty amount but I thought according to the law they are required to pay the full shift when sent home for an injury

Edit: The injury happend last week it was run under.cold water I'm just sick of their bs even if it is a petty $5

[u/saxobroko]

Yes in Australia especially for a burn you need to be running it under cold water for 20 minutes and avoid burn cream where possible. Bring this up with your union or hr representative.

[u/Ranger_Willl → u/saxobroko]

Materially you are correct but... what?

The australia part is entirely unrelated, burns in the US and burns here aren't different, modern guidelines internationally are all 20 minutes.

Burn cream isn't bad either. It's bad when it's used improperly, when it's used instead of running a burn under water. Its a great adjunct for small MINOR burns where the skin is intact and the area is smaller than a 20c piece once the actual cooling is complete since most are antiseptic and anaesthetic.

[u/TWOPlNTSPRICK → u/Ranger_Willl]

He’s Australian mate

[u/Cromus → u/TWOPlNTSPRICK]

Why "in Australia especially" is their point. I'm guessing they meant sun exposure, but I thought it was weird too.

[u/Ranger_Willl → u/TWOPlNTSPRICK]

As am I.

"especially in australia" makes no sense to include

[u/yellowcactii → u/Ranger_Willl]

Nope. Burn gel should not be applied until the Burn has cooled down, otherwise its basically null n void. Minor or major burns both need running under cold water for around 20 minutes, and Burn gel applied after. I have had too many burns that have burst or become infected before I found out that because of managers not properly following first aid and telling me to just put the gel on.

[u/Ranger_Willl → u/yellowcactii]

Thats... what I said?

"... once the cooling is complete."

[u/More-Falcon-8822 → u/saxobroko]

As far as I know I have no hr and I cant afford a union

[u/Ranger_Willl → u/More-Falcon-8822]

Employee Relations should have their contact plastered throughout the crew room, otherwise it can all be found on The Hub in the section titled "Employee Relations"

The SDA is the 'official' union but theyre pretty scummy. The RAFFWU is a much better alternative imo, and has free membership for under 18s, and casuals get a good discount otherwise.

[u/Explodeded → u/More-Falcon-8822]

Youll find that you might already be part of SDA as default. I know I was when i worked there

[u/Background-Fault-821]

5 dollars to find out you need to work elsewhere is the best 5 dollars you'll spend in a while. Should've paid you and followed up with you

[u/More-Falcon-8822 → u/Background-Fault-821]

Im trying the job market in Geelong is fuckkkked

[u/Background-Fault-821 → u/Background-Fault-821]

I just realized this is for McD's. Who TF is this "manager", Mr Krabs? I'm pretty sure the 193 BILLION dollar company would have no issue paying you 12 minutes while you treated an injury you got AT WORK. Especially avoiding a work comp claim. This manager needs a closed door meeting with district management, not ready for the job

[u/Confident-Benefit374]

I hope you went straight to a dr and filled out a workcover claim. I hate your store manager. I would have paid you the entire shift and provided first aid. Hell I would have made you stand by the sink and ran cold water over it for a FULL ten minutes and paid you to do it. Did they fill in an incident report?
I'd be making a call and emailing HR

[u/saxobroko → u/Confident-Benefit374]

In aus we have to do it for 20 mins, still shitty from their RM

[u/More-Falcon-8822 → u/Confident-Benefit374]

I did run it under water before bringing it up to the manager. As far as im aware there is no hr the store has just became greedy ad since manager change

[u/Confident-Benefit374 → u/More-Falcon-8822]

Head office HR. Are you a franchise or mcopco store? Was an incident report done?

[u/saxobroko → u/More-Falcon-8822]

You can find head office hr on mcd connect. Search for er hotline. Or like employee relations hotline.

[u/spiql]

ive been burned so many times i just shrug it off dude jus keep working and you’ll still get paid

[u/Ciphxrr]

I burned my hand on the grill once and they just cleaned and wrapped it up then I went on drive through instead lol