Posted on 06/13/2013 3:30:01 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Edited on 06/13/2013 3:34:42 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
As Wal-Mart chief executive Mike Duke said Friday at the company's annual meeting, compliance with the nation's laws "is an absolute." He vowed to "do the right thing" and praised the company's foundation of integrity.
But while Wal-Mart is meeting the letter of the law in a new hiring practice, it may face additional questions about its motives. That's because the retailer is hiring only temporary workers in many locations, a move that Wal-Mart denies is tied to cutting costs. Yet doing so would allow it to sidestep the need to enroll those employees in company-sponsored health insurance plans under Obamacare.
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I don’t blame them one bit.
Duh.
Why should W-M be any different than any other company that is trying to keep costs down and maximize profits? (Rhetorical question)
They always hire temps. This is not new.
Rhetorical question?
OK, I’ll bite: Because hiring permanent employees makes about as much sense as contracting to have a minefield laid outside your front gate?
DUHHHH!!!
Hiring temps ISN'T about CUTTING costs.
It's about AVOIDING COST INCREASES.
0bamaCare demands that employers spend more on healthcare than they used to, unless the employee works fewer hours. Or you get temps who work fewer hours, or whatever. So, Walmart is just avoiding a cost increase.
obamacare
Because CHINA!1!!!1!1!!
The burdensome regulations and senseless rules imposed by the Obama regime makes Wal-Mart’s strategy completely logical. It’s the way to survive under the current war against free enterprise.
Zero benefits for Contract Workers, and the third-party agency would either have to (a)provide the benefits for them or (b)cycle the employees every 6 months to avoid having to provide insurance or having to pay the IRS penalty.
This is undoubtedly where "part time" work is going in this country. No part-time labor will be direct-hire, they'll all be Contract workers on temporary assignment via a third-party agency.
Yep, gotta love that Obamacare!
Can’t say they haven’t been warned.
OK, now I’ll really bite: what do you mean, a minefield outside your front gate?
I once worked for a company like that, but as an HR person, I was permanent, full-time and made a decent living. It’s the new normal.
Wait and see if they start practicing with AR-15’s.
“Duh.”
Yeah, duh! Where have these people been? They shouldn’t even be showing their ignorance by asking the question in a news article.
ROFL!
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