TORONTO—Unifor is calling out Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) for unilaterally slashing workers’ commission pay during its retail liquidation—a move that violates collective agreements and reduces workers’ income as they prepare for mass termination.
The union has been informed that commission-based pay will be eliminated as of April 20 for members working in cosmetics departments, as well as for those who earn commission on big-ticket items such as appliances. These workers will be shifted to a base salary only, with HBC citing reduced product inventory and sales as rationale for the decision.
Unifor has filed a grievance against this move, claiming that it is in violation of workers’ legally binding collective agreement rights.
