yes its been posted b4 but the co workers arent satisfied with the question i asked since its missing some details.
I work for a pharmacy that merged with another company. We took on their Paid time off schedule, changed our email address to theirs, and the company slogan is "one year, one company" its been a year. well since we had been with them our insurance rates raised 300%. we dont get time off up front instead we have to earn it. now the other company that we merged with has done this
Whats the most effective way to approach this holiday situation?
I work for a pharmacy that has 2 offices of about 150 employees in each. One office about 40 miles away got 2 days off for thanksgiving as to our one day off. Now i found out they will be getting off 2 days for christmas and we get only one. Are their any legalities in this? My direct supervisor states she doesnt mind working but the rest of the office here does. But as you can imagine the morale of this office is shot and gone
2006-12-06 02:56:05 · 4 answers · asked by aligrespeq 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
what should i do?
i forgot to mention that its a paid holiday for them and we dont get time and half. its just a regualar day. They have 2 more days off than we do in a calender year
2006-12-06 02:56:31 · update #1
also forgot to mention people here were kinda pissed when they got 2 days off for thanksgiving paid when we got only one.
2006-12-06 02:57:56 · update #2
I've some questions:
1) Are you in the States?
2) What kind of Pharmacy has 150 employees in each one? A large hospital I assume. It' couldn't be retail or home health.
3) Has anybody bothered to let your corporate handlers know that there was a discrepancy in paid days off between the two facilities?
Ultimately there are almost certainly no legalities that you can employ. When your former owners sold you off it was all put into the contract. I guarantee that.
That doesn't mean that the current owners can simply say 'tough s***' either. It is far to easy for all of you to just leave and find other jobs. If they are to remain viable and merge the cultures of the existing pieces then they need to hold what I call a "come unto Jesus" meeting. (I apologize for the overtly Christian reference......it's just the name that has been used since I was introduced to them 20 years ago).
Merging cultures is the single most difficult managerial task. It requires careful listening, simple talk, and demands that promises be kept by all parties involved. The corporate honchos obviously must be there, along with site management. But the one thing they ALWAYS miss is including the informal leaders! We are not talking about middle management, but the 'rank and file' guy that everyone trusts named "Bob". He has worked here for a while, isn't quick to judgement, and when things are going awry everyone asks "Bob" what to do. You know this guy, right?
Make sure that "Bob" and "Elaine" and "Alice" all make it to that meeting. Good luck.
As for not getting time off 'up-front' and instead having to earn it; welcome to how most of us do things.
2006-12-06 03:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the employee handbook. If it states one day for holidays you have no recourse. Maybe the manager of the other office is more generous and allows more time off with pay. You just have to live with what the company policies are.
2006-12-06 03:02:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take some time this holiday season to be thankful THAT YOU EVEN HAVE A FREAKIN JOB!!!!!
2006-12-06 08:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
find a new job.
2006-12-06 03:08:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋