Who has had their hours cut a week before belk is having a job fair again?
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@kk WELL SAID. Shut it all down if you can’t staff it and run it properly.
They’ve been doing this every year! Belk cuts employees’ hours in September and October because they’re trying to stay under the labor budget. So apparently there’s money for hiring more people, but not enough money to give the employees already there the hours needed to actually get the work done. 🤦♀️
Then the hours get cut, freight starts piling up because there aren’t enough people to work it, and suddenly regional leadership is fussing because the freight isn’t getting out. Meanwhile, some salaried and store managers who could jump in and help won’t lift a finger.
You can’t cut the labor, create the backlog, then blame the employees for the backlog. If the labor budget matters more than having enough people to run the business, then own that decision—don’t turn around and blame the people you didn’t give enough hours to. THAT is the hypocrisy.