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Retailers to drop on-call scheduling amid state probes
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue Dec 20, 2016 | 2:52am EST
Retailers to drop on-call scheduling amid state probes
By Daniel Wiessner
Six U.S. retailers will no longer require hourly employees to check whether they are still needed for work and risk having their scheduled shifts canceled with little notice, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will announce on Tuesday.
Schneiderman and his counterparts in seven states, including California and Illinois, have sent letters to a number of companies in the last year requesting information about their scheduling practices.
But in the letters, state officials said workers can be harmed by "unpredictable" schedules that can increase stress, strain family life and make it harder to arrange child care or pursue an education.
The companies to end on-call scheduling are Aeropostale Inc (AROPQ.PK), Carter's Inc (CRI.N), David's Tea Inc (DTEA.O), Walt Disney Co (DIS.N), Pacific Sunwear of California Inc (PSUN.MU) and Zumiez Inc (ZUMZ.O).
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Retailers to drop on-call scheduling amid state probes
By Daniel Wiessner
Six U.S. retailers will no longer require hourly employees to check whether they are still needed for work and risk having their scheduled shifts canceled with little notice, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will announce on Tuesday.
Schneiderman and his counterparts in seven states, including California and Illinois, have sent letters to a number of companies in the last year requesting information about their scheduling practices.
But in the letters, state officials said workers can be harmed by "unpredictable" schedules that can increase stress, strain family life and make it harder to arrange child care or pursue an education.
The companies to end on-call scheduling are Aeropostale Inc (AROPQ.PK), Carter's Inc (CRI.N), David's Tea Inc (DTEA.O), Walt Disney Co (DIS.N), Pacific Sunwear of California Inc (PSUN.MU) and Zumiez Inc (ZUMZ.O).
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-employment-scheduling-idUSKBN1490DZ