Is this expected? - retail industry.
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Hoping for some advice.
My wife is a store manager for a very well known (supposedly ethical) food store that is probably in every town and village in the country. Recently they have made a lot of staff hour cuts despite longer opening times and increasing profits.
Recently she has had to work more hours, infact this week when she finishes on sunday night, she would have worked 73 hours this week (she can only be paid a max of 45 hours), she has had no day off in the last 2 weeks. Her area manager has told her today she needs to be in the store more.
Does this sound normal, is it like this in other kinds of stores? Can anyone speak of their own experiences in retail?
My wife is a store manager for a very well known (supposedly ethical) food store that is probably in every town and village in the country. Recently they have made a lot of staff hour cuts despite longer opening times and increasing profits.
Recently she has had to work more hours, infact this week when she finishes on sunday night, she would have worked 73 hours this week (she can only be paid a max of 45 hours), she has had no day off in the last 2 weeks. Her area manager has told her today she needs to be in the store more.
Does this sound normal, is it like this in other kinds of stores? Can anyone speak of their own experiences in retail?
crossy67 said:
Does the company sound like Jess goes?
Rhymes with Po-Oc. Shes on a salary so despite working so many hours still coming out more than min wage. However the more they 'make' her work/insist she is there, the more we pay in childcare so we are worse off anyway, although there is a point where free time becomes more valuable than anything else..Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff