I was initially hired as a cashier at my store and a store manager approached me 4 months into my employment and said we need an extra person in front end file maintenance (pricing dept.) to make signs and do scan audits a few days a week. They said it would be in addition to cashiering. I got about 38 hours a week doing that. They were impressed by how much I got done in that department and said it takes a lot of weight off their backs. Now they said they have a new hire who's going to do that and you are no longer needed in that department effective Sunday. All I can say is what the ****, why would they do that? Now they're going through the process of training a new hire who is unlikely to be as quick and efficient in that department? There was no posting the position in our backroom either and our contract says all positions must be posted in the back room. They know I'm interested in writing and qualified in moving to that department permanently yet I'm completely disregarded by management. I wonder what our department manager will have to say when she gets back from vacation. Do I have any way to contest the new employee?
If you've put in a written request for the job, they cannot hire somebody off the street to do it. It's that way with any position in the store. I can't imagine them hiring someone off the street to do that job anyway. That's one of those jobs where you have to gradually learn all there is you need to know. Of course you could always let them go ahead a hire the person and then sit back and laugh when things fall apart.
Our store has 2 scan coordinators and 3 tag hangers and I did all of the overflow work and they went ahead and took me out and hired another person in that department. It took me two weeks to make an impression and they said we want you to stay. Doesn't seem right.
The hours were split. I don't think they actually coded me in that department even though it says front end file maintenance on the schedule. They said they'd just take me out. Not sure if I can grieve that or not.
I was initially hired as a cashier at my store and a store manager approached me 4 months into my employment and said we need an extra person in front end file maintenance (pricing dept.) to make signs and do scan audits a few days a week. They said it would be in addition to cashiering. I got about 38 hours a week doing that. They were impressed by how much I got done in that department and said it takes a lot of weight off their backs. Now they said they have a new hire who's going to do that and you are no longer needed in that department effective Sunday. All I can say is what the ****, why would they do that? Now they're going through the process of training a new hire who is unlikely to be as quick and efficient in that department? There was no posting the position in our backroom either and our contract says all positions must be posted in the back room. They know I'm interested in writing and qualified in moving to that department permanently yet I'm completely disregarded by management. I wonder what our department manager will have to say when she gets back from vacation. Do I have any way to contest the new employee?
Don't get too upset. File maintenance is bundled with Utility clerk at our store. They clean and do tags. One step above bagger and no opportunity for pay advancement. Yes, some cashiers do tags too.
They have to post full time bids. I never heard about posting any other jobs instore.
All I know is a new hire starts tomorrow and they took that position away from me which doesn't seem right, most of the people who do are tags are drug/gm and frozen.
A) If you weren't the actual scan coordinator, you were just extra help, and they DO NOT have to post that as you weren't in any "position" but were a clerk just like most of the other workers.
B) Many contacts specify that you can use your seniority to get earlier hours or more hours, but not to specify which tasks you are scheduled for. Some also specify that you have to switch your entire week with the other employee. Regardless, they have to be able to work any tasks you were scheduled for, so if you want to switch a shift or your entire week, but are scheduled as a cashier, but the new hire can't run a register, you have no options.
TL;DR you may not be happy with how mgmt handled things, and they didn't exactly handle things nicely, but they were well within their rights.
A) If you weren't the actual scan coordinator, you were just extra help, and they DO NOT have to post that as you weren't in any "position" but were a clerk just like most of the other workers. B) Many contacts specify that you can use your seniority to get earlier hours or more hours, but not to specify which tasks you are scheduled for. Some also specify that you have to switch your entire week with the other employee. Regardless, they have to be able to work any tasks you were scheduled for, so if you want to switch a shift or your entire week, but are scheduled as a cashier, but the new hire can't run a register, you have no options.
TL;DR you may not be happy with how mgmt handled things, and they didn't exactly handle things nicely, but they were well within their rights.
Read your contract. Mine says I can claim hours within my classification if I can do the work provided the other employee doesn't have less hours than me. Doesn't matter if I take Joe's hours and Joe can't run a register. Joe isn't working my shifts.
If you are a cashier and the new girl is schedule MORE hours than you, see if you can claim some of them. You will be working your cashier hours PLUS the hours you claim. Depends on your contract.
