For those who are Part Time II, the Home Office is blaming Obamacare initative (yes, HR stated this) for the steps they have initiated today. Starting in March, all Part Time II associates will be reclassified, and, along with part time I be rolled in to a position simply labeled 'part time.' Part Time II employees will lose accumulated personal/vacation time in the future and must take existing vacation/personal time by the end of the fiscal year. Holiday pay is also to be eliminated. "Much like most retailers, we're simply adjusting to the time, it's about protecting ourselves from unnecessary penalty." Bottom line, there will be resources and documentation sent to field managers in FHEG, but this conversation WILL be coming. Managers, expect Instructions for discussion and associate statements, one on one converseation scripts, FAQs, HRBP & EAP Contact information.
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Take from the bottom and give to the top. The new leadership mantra.
They knew this was coming for a long time too. We'd been asking for a PT2 for the better part of a year and no one would say anything, we were actively ignored whenever we asked. Guess it's a good thing, I'd hate to have to tell them what they were losing.
And the sad part is, you will have to do the cutting. Sure, they provide you with literature, but they're fully aware of what you're being expected to do, it's business, so they'll return to surfing the web and playing solitaire leaving you to do the deed. What continues to amaze me however is how they still go through these executions with someone actually cynical enough to think the affected employees will be OK or even happy to take the cuts. I don't care that it's 'part of business, suck it up zomgslololsz!' it's a shit sandwich. No matter how much bread...
i'm gonna lose some pt1s because of this because theres no where for them to go now.