Hudson's Bay Co. has reversed its controversial decision to cut commission pay for beauty advisers during liquidation sales, a move that sparked significant dissent among workers and led to a grievance filed by their union, Unifor. Employees had expressed distress over the loss of commission, which impacted their already minimal incomes, particularly with impending job losses. The change came as a response to both union intervention and negative media coverage, highlighting the retailer's precarious financial situation and ongoing layoffs amid bankruptcy proceedings.
It wasn't a good look for them to treat employees that way, said a beauty adviser in B.C., in response to Hudson's Bay backtracking.
I'm just so grateful that I'm getting the commission back. It provides at least an extra $10 an hour on top of base pay which is just above minimum wage.
We're ecstatic that we're going to be able to pay bills now.
Unifor is fighting back against Hudson's Bay's decision to slash commissions, highlighting violations of union contracts while executives continue to profit.
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