I've been working in the Deli department since June, 2013. During my orientation, I was told I would get an experience-based raise because I used to work at another grocery store. I even mentioned the fact(during the orientation) I used to be a bagger and the manager running the orientation told me it was fine and I should still get it, as long as I wait until after my probation period. Anyway, 60 days pass and I ask about my probation period, my managers tell me I am officially off of my probation period. Afterwards, I go to the Human Resources manager who ran my orientation, I give her my experience sheet. Now, a month later, I ask about my raise and she's telling me I'm not going to get the raise because I used to be a bagger, and I never worked in the Deli. She told me it wouldn't matter and I let her know. She told me higher management never did give her specific details and she's just now finding out it would be an issue. I guess I can't put the blame on the Human Resource manager, but it did irk me that a company would lie to me.
This isn't the only time this has happened. There was one week I worked six days in a week and my Deli manager told me on the sixth day, all of those hours would count as time and a half(better known as overtime pay.) I looked it up in the handbook and he was correct, it mentioned "sixth day pay" and I would get it. I didn't get overtime for that sixth day. I mentioned it to one of my co-manager and he told me it was because I had restricted my schedule for school. Again, it would have been nice to know, but instead, I was lied to. I'm not blaming my Deli manager but it's most likely due to a lack of communication between higher management and lower management. I was also told in my orientation, I would have schedule flexibility, but the problem with this statement, Kroger isn't flexibile at all. I RARELY get a day I request off and I'm only allowed to work closing shifts. I can't even work a mid-shift or day shift just ONE day a week.
Is it a requirement for this company to lie to their employees? It sure seems like it.
Service Directors/HR Managers are never supposed to promise (I don't even mention it to the person) experience pay, as it has to be approved at a Division level, and it's getting harder to actually get it. They also have to send in for it within 2 days of your orientation. Management and the SD/HR Manager are doing people wrong by "waiting to see if you'll work out" and trying to use experience pay as a reward.
Unless your contract says you can't restrict your schedule to receive six day pay, or they snuck in a Sixth Day Waiver at your orientation or sometime afterwards, you should've received overtime for that sixth day.
As for flexibility, if you're the lowest in seniority in your department, you're going to end up with the latest hours. If someone above you requests the same day off as you, or is on vacation, or something that requires them being replaced...your request is denied.
you should talk to your payroll person about that sixth day issue. if it's not sorted, get with a union steward.
they will scam you, no question. they'll say oh you were scheduled for and came overnight starting 11pm and working til 7am, but coming back in the afternoon for another scheduled shift isn't working twice in one day, no time-and-a-half and we don't care the shifts are closer than the contract says... you didn't refuse to work it, we made it impossible to fix and demanded you to fix it, so you're screwed all around. talked to the union and they just say like a pretty puppet, "needs of the business" WTF!?!?
you should talk to your payroll person about that sixth day issue. if it's not sorted, get with a union steward.
they will scam you, no question. they'll say oh you were scheduled for and came overnight starting 11pm and working til 7am, but coming back in the afternoon for another scheduled shift isn't working twice in one day, no time-and-a-half and we don't care the shifts are closer than the contract says... you didn't refuse to work it, we made it impossible to fix and demanded you to fix it, so you're screwed all around. talked to the union and they just say like a pretty puppet, "needs of the business" WTF!?!?
Depends on what state the OP is in and what classification they are.
In Michigan, I am part time. As long as I am under 40 hours, Kroger can work me 6 days without overtime. They can work part time employees 6 days at 5 hours each and not pay OT.
Per federal law, anything over 40 hours in a week is to be paid overtime.
I was lied to when I was told to be a backup for File Maintenance. I was told it would just be to give File Maintenance people vacations, and I would most-likely just work once a month or so.
I currently work File Maintenace more than the other non-File heads, and have since I first got put into there.
Of course, I actually like the job, so I'm not complaining, not to mention I was literally the only person in the entire store who was willing to do File Maintenance.
