Thread regarding Sears layoffs

@4gqk Good point, I stand corrected. List of Said 66 stores? Are they Sears & Kmart mixture? Or just Sears?

Noted in another thread – the important part is the stores this was sent to – I see 66 listed in the email copy. If as the email says, ALL asms will be affected then these will be the ONLY stores remaining. Think about it.

AND? WHO CARES???????? Stop worrying about how ASM's are being Paid. That's as critical, as how the waiters/waitresses were being Paid on the Titanic. In 6 Months, all of this will be a moot point. Sort of like a passenger on the Titanic can complain about the menu or whatever but in A Few Hours, all of that was a moot point. Same concept. This is a MORIBUND (google it if you don't Know the word) company. It's like discussing the last meal of a prisoner on Death row. Interesting topic to discuss, I guess, but will be meaningless very soon.

What matters is only which stores are closing and when. How they Pay the employees of a store closing in 3 Months is about as interesting or significant as what The Bar does with my empty Beer Bottles after Closing Time. Not important, in the great scheme of things.........

They will change to the zone supervisor role.

If you are salary now don't assume you will be salary forever. Transbrokeco will get to you next.

Thanks for posting the email referring to ASM's now going to timecard!!!

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To: Store General Manager (66 Stores)
From: Aimee Grabau – DVP, Human Resources
Re: Salary Non-Exempt Associate Converting to Hourly Benefits Plus 48

In an ongoing effort to promote consistency and administrative efficiencies, the company is eliminating the Salaried Non-Exempt (SNE) classification and moving all Salaried Non-Exempt positions to the Hourly Benefits Plus classification, effective February 2, 2020.

Action Required
Store Manager
Have a one-on-one meeting with each classified SNE Assistant Store Manager (ASM). Note: Co-Managers excluded.
Prior to holding any conversation with Asset Protection Manager (APM), coordinate with Market APP Leader to assist in the one-on-one meeting with each APM.
Review the personalized reclassification communication with the ASM and APM.
This document must be signed and faxed to HR Support Center (877) 815-3643.
Maintain original document; provide ASM and APM with a copy.
Supply the ASM and APM with a copy of the FAQ document and utilize it as a reference for any questions.
Pay for work – ASM and APM will be required to:
Punch the time clock and account for all time worked.
Take meal periods, per company or state law requirements.

Questions:
Contact your Market HR Leader

Pebble: Kmart and Sears HR Community
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To request to be added to this distribution, submit a Help Ticket > Operations – Communications > Retail Comms. with your name, enterprise ID, store number, job title, department name. If already on the list, direct all other technical issues to IT as a SysAid ticket.

Thanks for posting g the email in regards to the APM position.
Can someone post the email referring to ASM positions in Sears stores.

The email we received says for both ASM and APM

This email came in to K-mart. SGM only conference call tomorrow morning. Would be interesting if they wil try to change pay.

To: Store General Manager (52 Sears FLS)
From: Aimee Grabau – DVP, Human Resources
Re: Salary Non-Exempt Associate Converting to Hourly Benefits Plus 40

In an ongoing effort to promote consistency and administrative efficiencies, the company is eliminating the Salaried Non-Exempt classification and moving all Salaried Non-Exempt positions to the Hourly Benefits Plus classification, effective February 2, 2020.

Action Required
Store Manager
· Coordinate with Market APP Leader prior to holding any conversation with APM.
· Conduct with Market APP Leader a one-on-one meeting with each Asset Protection Manager (APM).
· Review the personalized reclassification communication with the APM.
o This document must be signed and faxed to HR Support Center (877) 815-3643.
o Maintain original document; provide APM with a copy.
· Supply the APM with a copy of the FAQ document and utilize it as a reference for any questions.
· Pay for work – APMs will be required to:
o Punch the time clock and account for all time worked.
o Take meal periods, per company or state law requirements.

Questions
· Contact your Market HR Leader

Now what would be interesting if they try to change your pay and not much would change bc they are currently clocking in and out to record time.

Not all APMs are clocking in and out

Who ever posted this , can you specify Sears or Kmart format.
ASM's in a Sears store are salary.
APM's are already clocking in and out.
So which is it?

It’s for APMs Asset Protection.

What about Sears ASM's?
We are all salary, we do not clock in n out.

K-mart ASM’a have been clocking in for 3 years now 48 hours. We are classified as Salary Non-Exempt. That is changing to Hourly Benefits Plus, don’t know exactly what the changes will be.

ASMs in California have been hourly for a long time. So it our APM.

If it's not ASM's, then who are they referring to?

It’s not ASMs

Wow. I would work my 40 and nothing more