Is this just the beginning?
Wal-Mart Plans to End Extra Pay in U.S. for Sunday Shifts - Bloomberg
Will other companies begin to do this? What is the long term cost for society and taxpayers when workers don't earn enough to afford medical care or pay for higher education for their children?
Wal-Mart Plans to End Extra Pay in U.S. for Sunday Shifts - Bloomberg
This is a substantial reduction in pay. They must have lots of applicants and feel strongly that unemployment will stay high for many years.Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest private employer in the U.S., plans to stop paying staff there an additional $1 an hour for working Sundays, taking a bite out of its single biggest expense.
The move, which takes effect next year, applies only to employees hired after Jan. 1, spokesman Greg Rossiter said in an interview yesterday. The move wouldnt affect the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailers 1.4 million current U.S. staff.
Will other companies begin to do this? What is the long term cost for society and taxpayers when workers don't earn enough to afford medical care or pay for higher education for their children?