If you are an hourly lead, key holder, counter manager, associate —-it is illegal and against wage and hour laws to have you on call because of systemic reduced staffing and budget cuts. It is not a requirement to answer your phone or a text on an off day if you are hourly, belk cannot reduce your hours for failure to respond to a call or a text on an off day, that is flagrant violation of wage and hour laws. If you are an hourly lead or key holder, you are under the same laws and guidelines as all other hourly employees . Only salaried managers are required to respond to store emergency situations (alarms, key holder call outs, ect). belk is increasing their demand on hourly employees was tasks that are specifically designated to salaried managers, this is a strategic but illegal way for belk to cut costs.
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But yet they are still doing it. And they will always get away with it.