Menards continues to dock merit pay for workers attempting to unionize, lumping union talk in with 'questionable attitude' or 'gossip,' according to the NLRB. The NLRB let Menards off the hook for its 60 percent pay reduction for managers policy, which was quietly stricken from the handbook when media first reported on it last year.Īt the same time, the NLRB did find that Menards maintained illegal and over-broad rules against distributing union literature in the workplace, and that its at-will employment provision was unfair. The board responded last week, concluding that Menards' handbook way overstepped the line between firm-but-fair boss and vindictive, totalitarian employer. 'The basically don't have a way to complain. 'I've had two people I've been in contact with since then, who are confirming everything that my research provided about the atmosphere, the low wages, the threats that are made to managers that they'll lose profit sharing if they unionize,' Goldstein says. Goldstein accused Menards of violating national labor laws by retaliating against workers for their union activity. “Time theft” refers to instances where employees intentionally and fraudulently represent themselves as working when that is not the case.In December, Seth Goldstein of the Office and Professional Employees Union filed a complaint against this policy with the National Labor Relations Board. The purpose of this Policy is to establish clear rules for use of employee work time and consequences for time theft. Time theft violates these principles and will not be tolerated. This expectation includes showing up for work at the scheduled time and refraining from using work time for personal activities. The expectation is that at all times during working hours, except approved breaks, and while on the job, at a jobsite or generally at work, you will focus your time and attention on work-related activities, projects and other tasks. The expectation that you will be honest and worthy of trust applies to how you use and report your working hours. Honesty and trust are the foundation of your employment with ABC Company. Here’s a template you can adapt to legally crack down on time theft at your company. Perhaps the greatest obstacle standing in the way of that challenge is time theft.

With labour in short supply, HR directors face the challenge of getting maximum productivity out of the employees they have.

Menards Policy And Procedure Handbook