Archived Easiest way to explain payroll

[Him]

Ok so I figured this would be the best place to post a thread on what exactly payroll is and just about everything having to do with it so mods, if you want to merge other payroll related post to this go right ahead. Any available people on here have a very simple, easy way to explain what payroll is and how it affects Target as a whole whether it be for just one store, region, district etc.? @HRZone, @Rock Lobster, please way in.

 

[HRZone]

This may not be popular with some people but I don't think Target is awful with payroll. But there is definitely room to be better.

The good

They got rid of the negative flex hours. It used to be if you didn't make sales you got even less hours which led to a crappier looking store. Less sales and an endless cycle of suck.

You can earn more hours by meeting expectations. I appreciate the locked flex so that if you have a great two weeks and then bomb, you still get to keep some of those hours.

The issues

Not enough payroll in the right areas. Particularly in apparel and market.

Not enough people dedicated to the schedule to ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time. A lot of my peers write their schedule on their closing night when they are physically and mentally exhausted.

 

[Him]

Not sure if they are doing this in all stores, but my store's replenishment process helps out with both market and apparel. When the End to End began, replen would "skip over" those areas and leave for those specialists. Apparently they saw that as ineffective and asked the replen process to help with the workload.

 

[Him]

@HRZone, so is it safe to say Good visits= more payroll?

 

[HRZone]

@HRZone, so is it safe to say Good visits= more payroll?

Not necessarily but I have seen visits where the DTL agrees to give you 30 hours of payroll to hire in beauty or apparel. Hours are not only alotted to each store but dtls can shift hours around after the fact

 

[Redzee]

Eeneey, meeny, miney (especially the miney) Hey Moe!! *blam blam*
Lethal Weapon.

 

[IWishIKnew]

At my store, they could shuffle hours by not bothering to schedule anyone to close in electronics on weekends, as those guys always call in, anyway.

 

[unknown]

I can't say whether it's an hours thing or poor mabagement, but almost every major area in my store is behind. Backstock is days behind. Flow has pallets in the floor all day. Headlines price change is good. Softlines pc is disastrous. Still finding salvage from Christmas in the backroom. Such a mess.

 

[WalksforMiles]

I think there should be an additional option:

* OMG, I hope my store IS going to close for good!! *

Perhaps that’s just me being cynical.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Did you suggest adding to the basket size?