Scheduling Barely Beneath 40 hours

Date: Nov 6, 2016

Scheduling Barely Beneath 40 hours

Date: Nov 6, 2016

Can't speak for everyone. But I have also seen and experienced what you are talking about. I do think however, that employees at times do get ticked off about it. But for some, it's about the best gig they are pulling right now and don't really want to complain. Although I know I've heard around my own dept.(bakery) at times that they can barely make it to doc appts. etc. cause they have no time off. So it's definitely a trip. One perk though I've enjoyed from nearly 40 hours to even total 40 hours a week, is that they can't ask you to cover someone else's hours etc. At least I know at my store they can't do that. Cause peeps get in sooo much trouble about the overtime thing. They are practically pushing you out the door at times.

Stranger · Senior Member

Anonymous wrote:
How do employees not get angry at this?

You did read the title of the forum right?

Date: Nov 7, 2016

Barely beneath? How about just under?

kroagrr · Guru

("Barely beneath" works well.)

The Local 1000 Contract expiring 3 June 2017 has this language: "Work schedules will not be written to prevent forty (40) hour schedules, but the needs of the business will be served." -- Section 18.14 a.

Date: Nov 7, 2016

kroagrr wrote:
("Barely beneath" works well.)

It's not the right word usage for the subject. You don't schedule beneath 40 hours. You schedule under 40 hours. It would be like saying, "The employees in my department are beneath my supervision."

Magnustr · Newbie

Regardless of the wording used, back when I was working in grocery (for my first year), I was frequently scheduled 6-7 days a week, 35-39.5 hours, for 2-4 weeks in a row, followed promptly by a 12 hour week so they could avoid giving me full time benefits. It was probably some of the most infuriating bull**** I've ever "had to" put up with in my life. The worst part of it was that the hours weren't consistent either. I would work 4-12pm, then come back in at 12:00am, work until 4am, then back in at 1pm.

Date: Jan 20, 2017

kroagrr wrote:
("Barely beneath" works well.)
The Local 1000 Contract expiring 3 June 2017 has this language: "Work schedules will not be written to prevent forty (40) hour schedules, but the needs of the business will be served." -- Section 18.14 a.

where can one get a copy of this cotract

kroagrr · Guru

where can one get a copy?

Your stewards may have extra copies.

Also,

http://ufcw1000.org/contact-us/

http://ufcw1000.org/member-media/

http://ufcw1000.org/member-media/know-your-contract/.