I am in Michigan. When hired the co-manager stated due to contract I would receive no less than 23 hours per week.
Last week I received 15 hours. Prior weeks consisted of 5 hours and zero hours. I have open availability.
Coworkers have stated that it will be worse in Jan. and Feb.
I have never received any information at the store regarding identity of union steward or a copy of contract, although I have been paying union dues for several months.
I am in Michigan. When hired the co-manager stated due to contract I would receive no less than 23 hours per week.
Last week I received 15 hours. Prior weeks consisted of 5 hours and zero hours. I have open availability.
Coworkers have stated that it will be worse in Jan. and Feb.
I have never received any information at the store regarding identity of union steward or a copy of contract, although I have been paying union dues for several months.
Is the above common practice? Advice?
Without a copy of your contract it's hard to answer your questions. Have you tried looking for your contract online? I don't have an actual contract book so I have to go online for mine. My contract says I'm not to be scheduled under 15 hours. Ask someone in the store who your union steward is.
As for your question is this common practice? For my Kroger, yes. I'm not available after 7:30 pm and I'm on the schedule until 10:00 pm again this week two nights. People with less seniority get scheduled more hours than me on a regular basis. I didn't know who my union steward was for months. When I need one I found out who she was real quick lol!
In my division, i'm pretty sure that if you're restricted, and the person below you in seniority isn't, they can and will get more hours than you. Which honestly seems fair to me. It's not right that someone can pick and choose what days to work and still get all the best hours handed to them.
In my division, i'm pretty sure that if you're restricted, and the person below you in seniority isn't, they can and will get more hours than you. Which honestly seems fair to me. It's not right that someone can pick and choose what days to work and still get all the best hours handed to them.
definitely check the contract. the co-manager may have mislead you. wouldn't surprise me.
what you're seeing is eschedule doesn't know enough to ensure those on the schedule got their minimum contract hrs. it schedules based on predicted need a bit randomly putting square pegs in round holes. in the ATL contract you get 12 hrs or you get no hours. but I see people scheduled far less which cheats them out of their insurance.
definitely check the contract. the co-manager may have mislead you. wouldn't surprise me.
what you're seeing is eschedule doesn't know enough to ensure those on the schedule got their minimum contract hrs. it schedules based on predicted need a bit randomly putting square pegs in round holes. in the ATL contract you get 12 hrs or you get no hours. but I see people scheduled far less which cheats them out of their insurance.
Eschedule is actually built in with formulas that know contractual rules. For example it knows the minimum time you can be given between shifts and it knows what the "minimum" hours given with open availability is.
