Seattle's new job-scheduling mandate: Union recruiting tool?
To the surprise of no one, the Seattle City Council yesterday approved the most restrictive employee-scheduling mandate in the country. Coined "secure scheduling" by the labor groups that backed the effort to pass it, the new law – which goes into effect next July – is far-reaching. As The Seattle Times reports, Employers would be […]
31st of May 2016
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County CEO speaks out against 'predictive scheduling'
On the heels of new minimum wage laws, the Seattle City Council, some members of the state Legislature and others are now setting their sights on so-called "predictive scheduling," which would impose mandates on how employers schedule their employees' shifts. The largely union-funded groups advocating the policy say it would help workers – particularly those […]