Does seniority matter on if you get more hours than new associates I have been scheduled less hours for the past 2 weeks if it wasn't for them needing me to clock in early I wouldn't have got the hours I did get last week
I would have to say it all depends on your department, your seniority and availability. If your scheduled less the 8 hours, and someone comes in to replace you, you may have a case to claim hours. If reality, if your scheduled more then 2 days off, you should bump someone's shift below you. Also, if needed you should be able to bump for a 6th day as long as it doesn't put you over 40 hours. Make sure they understand you want 40 hours and after enough bumps and claims, you will always get it.
If a shift is avlaible the most senior individual has first pick.
Then you work down the seniority list to least senior individual.
Once all shifts have been filled: then they work from the least senior individual to most.
If a shift is open and no one has picked they pick the individual with the most seniority and availability. If one candidate has a restriction then it goes to the next. If both candidates for shifts are void for the shift they keep moving up the list. Once all staff have been requested for the shift; they force it on the least senior individual. Even if they have a schedule restriction.
Your can get the most hours if you're availability has zero schedule restrictions and you are not picky about any shift. So much as one restriction dings them heavily.
