Your Hours Are Cut at Work?

There are many places cutting back your hours at work. Walmart is also cutting hours as Walmart is also changing their stores. Changes means changes!

It's not a good time to make hardships for workers that have low foundation for change. I would advise Walmart and others to invest in it's workers future more as it's their future also!

~~~~~Investors have faulted the chain not investing enough in its 5,000 U.S. locations. As a result, customers have complained that shelves aren't adequately stocked and checkout lines aren't adequately manned. Walmart ranks dead last among its peers in the closely followed American Customer Satisfaction Index.

"We now have further evidence that Walmart's so-called 'wage increase' was nothing more than a cruel PR stunt," wrote Jess Levin, a spokeswoman for the union-backed Making Change at Walmart campaign, in an email. "Hard-working Walmart workers -- many of whom did not even see a raise in pay -- are having their hours cut all so Walmart can pad its bottom line."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-walmart-is-raising-wages-and-cutting-hours

Cutting hours of workers effects the labor force and also they are consumers. Cutting their pay is cutting sales for businesses as with cutting pat the workers cut their spending to compensate. More people staying home on the weekend for your town to deal with! Risking consumer based pricing as if they don't lower their prices the stuff will just sit on the shelf taking up space so it will not be there soon to make room for something they are buying. Stock investors likes sales not non sales!

Also cutting hours is less money so there is less to pay for getting better job skills making a bigger skills gap. The social mobility these days are just not there so there is no real way for many to get better job skills. This is a issue that places like Walmart needs to work on for their future. 

If your hours are getting cut there are a few things you can do.

~~~~~What to Do When Your Employer Cuts Your Hours Down
Know Your Options

If you were working full time and your hours were cut back to part time status, you could be eligible for unemployment benefits, according to Monster.com. Check with your state’s Department of Labor to find out for sure. In the meantime, save your money and cut back on unnecessary spending.
https://work.chron.com/employer-cuts-hours-down-20952.html

~~~~~What Should You Do When Your Hours Are Cut at Work?
Strategy #4: If the Answer Has Nothing to Do With You, Seek a New Job

If the answer you get is unclear or it has nothing whatsoever to do with you, it’s time to seek a new job. Those types of things are outside of your control – there’s no action you can take to restore your hours.

The solution in those situations is to seek out more hours elsewhere. Find a different job that gives you the hours you need to make ends meet.

Depending on your situation, this may or may not involve quitting the first job. You may want to stick around with the previous job if it’s easy and enjoyable or if the shift is seasonal or the issues outside of your control are predictable. If they’re not predictable – such as if there are questions about the long term health of the business or if there are severe personality issues involved – you may be better off simply finding entirely different employment.

If you do choose this route, find new work before you leave your old job. Don’t leave ten hours or twenty hours a week on the table because they won’t give you thirty. Keep working your limited hours, then use your other hours to find new work. If that new work takes precedence over your old job or if you’re going above the number of hours you can work, then quit your old job. Don’t throw it away until it has outlived its usefulness.

Also, never, ever “burn bridges” as you leave a job. It provides no benefit whatsoever to you other than a short term “this feels good” that quickly fades and usually turns into regret. It also ensures that you’ll likely never be able to be employed there again, even if things change, and many of the people there will have a very negative opinion of you going forward. 
It is not worth it.

If you do have legitimate issues that the business needs to be aware of, request an exit interview with your manager or someone else in the management structure and lay out your grievances calmly and clearly in a closed meeting. A public emotional outburst will not help you in any way, nor will it resolve any of the concerns you may want to be bringing to the table.

Strategy #5: Find Out About Local Unemployment Laws
Another thing to consider is whether or not your reduction in hours can trigger local unemployment laws. The laws regarding unemployment are different in different states, so it can be worthwhile to check with your local unemployment office if your hours are radically cut to see how they can help. A quick Google search for unemployment offices in your town can point you in the right direction.
https://www.thesimpledollar.com/what-should-you-do-when-your-hours-are-cut-at-work