Yep. I worked part time at WAWA, and in the past they would allow you to punch in 15 minutes early. They got really strick with this, and you're only allowed to punch in 2-3 minutes early now. It was affecting their bottom line. Thousands of stores, thousands of employees, and 5-10 minutes early means hundreds of thousands lost. It does add up quickly.
A Walmart Associate should never be late. Nor should they be early. A Walmart Associate must arrive precisely when corporate intends them to.Not familiar with how it works in the US, but why wouldn't they just round the hours to the schedule start time? Seems kinda dumb having to wait for the exact minute to match the scheduled time.
I might have missed someone already pointing this out, but that dollar figure from the article includes benefits and bonuses. Health insurance, vision, dental and other benefits are a huge part of a retail managers overall compensation, so it's not like the head wally is actually taking home $175,000/year on their paycheck. He or she is likely banking far, far less.
Because hourly employees get paid from moment they punch in to the moment they punch out, and are not allowed to work at all while off the clock. It is designed to keep everything fair, in theory.Not familiar with how it works in the US, but why wouldn't they just round the hours to the schedule start time? Seems kinda dumb having to wait for the exact minute to match the scheduled time.
You can almost universally count on folks to do what's in their own best interest. Corporations will only pay what they are forced to for labor, not a cent more. Historically, anytime employers have been forced by unions or legislation to pay their employees a higher wage or better benefits they have done their best to find a way not to. It's nothing new and Walmart didn't invent it.How else can you be a giant piece of shit company and demand that every worker is "part time" (regardless of hours desired) to prevent them from getting company benefits?