I have been working with Walgreens for 6 months. I am 50 years old and have been begging them to give me more hours per week , then just 13 hours. I notice on the schedule sheet that most of the younger workers get full time even though they started work there after I was hired. Do you think age discrimination is happening here?
2006-10-28 12:45:50 · 5 answers · asked by MabelCat 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
At my store it's a physical condition thing, not an age thing. If I have 20 pallets of 50-pound boxes to be lifted and put away, then I'm only going to schedule people who can lift those 50-pound boxes. If someone can't lift that much, then they can be cashier that day, but I only need X number of cashiers and have a limited payroll budget.
2006-10-28 15:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never experienced this myself, being in my twenties, but I often work with these kinds of complaints in my office. If you and your mother truly believe that she is being discriminated against because of her age, she should look into filing an age discriminate complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, this option is only applicable if she if 40 or older. Filing an EEOC complaint means that an investigator will be assigned to research the facts in the case and to eventually try to bring it to settlement. If that does not happen, the complainant may be able to bring a suit against the employer. However, the investigation will require that strong evidence of a violation is found, so I recommend that your mother begin or continue to document any evidence of discrimination. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits employers with 20 or more employees from discriminating against older employees in matters of hiring, firing, compensation, promotion, benefits etc. This kind of incident, unfortunately, is not uncommon in this country, so I recommend that you both look into remedies as soon as possible. For more information on filing a complaint, go to www.eeoc.gov. I hope that this helps you.
2016-03-28 10:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it may be your availability for hours. I have seen people beg for hours and have very limited availability.
2006-10-28 12:54:44 · answer #3 · answered by ML 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. I would just ask your supervisor why you are not getting any more hours.
2006-10-28 12:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by ozarkangel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You bet. Just look in the pharmacy!
2015-05-16 10:39:12 · answer #5 · answered by Chas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋