Or is my boss?

[fairynick]

I work in an office, and take the bus so arrive around 20 mins early everyday because that's when my bus is due.
My boss insists on having a team brief every morning so tells the team to arrive at 10:45 everyday, when we don't start until 11. We aren't paid for this. We are paid from 11-7.
Even though I arrive early because of the bus times so am always around by the time the meeting starts, I resent the meetings because I feel that it's unfair. Some people who get there at ten to are shouted at because they're "late"- surely they're not, they're ten mins early!
So even though this doesn't technically effect me or my morning commute etc, would I be unreasonable to question my boss or even hr about how this is fair? Or is this completely normal and legal for a company to ask this of its employees? I'm not angry, just seems a bit unfair really.

Is your boss flexible in other ways e.g. allowing you to leave early on the odd occasion? If so, I'd be inclined to not make a fuss about it.

However, if it's everyday and they're also strict on other things, I'd say something. If you have an hourly wage I suppose it's more annoying because it's 1.25 hrs a week lost.

You are contracted to work 11-7. Anything else is unpaid. So unless boss is totally flexible about a few extra minutes every lunch hour, leaving a few minutes early etc, this needs to be addressed. If it quid quo pro, let it go. If not, challenge it.

Do you work for a furniture store by any chance. I know this all too well!

Seriously @Chanteuse?

I don't think @Chanteuse has said anything controversial? I agree with her.
If the workplace climate is fairly relaxed and employees see the benefit of this in other ways e.g. being able to leave a bit early to pick up children from school, take extra breaks here and there, then overall not much will be gained by making a complaint that will result in every minute being counted.

If on the other hand the culture is already rigid, then employees can only gain by holding the boss to the letter of their contract and claiming back that extra 15 minutes.

yes, assuming you work in a customer facing role and you need a brief 15 mins early the brief is reasonable. but you need to be paid for that time.

I had a boss who did this as well. She demanded we all come in 15 mins before we officially started for reoccuring team meetings, problem was that she was also very inflexible when it came to anything else, in fact, when I used to leave on time or just after my contracted hours finished she used to make a snarky comment about it despite knowing I had to leave fairly promptly in order to catch my train home. It works both ways!

Does the meeting take you below minimum wage?

When I worked in Clarks we used to have a briefing 5 minutes before our shift to set targets etc but when they came off the shop floor 5 minutes early to fill in our evaluation of shift and as soon as that was done you could go.

If it's a job like that I understand having a briefing, are they flexible elsewhere in your job?