UNETHICAL PRACTICES IN WALMART

As America’s largest employer and most successful company ,it has tremendous influence. However the company’s business practices have negatively impacted its employee throughout the countries like USA. Walmart has let American workers down by lowering wages and by forcing good paying American jobs overseas. Its leaders have chosen to cut costs and violate labour laws. As a result of these practices walmart has been subject of criticism by various groups and individuals. Labour unions ,community groups, grassroots organizations, religious organizations, and environmental groups have all protested the company’s policies and business practices at various times. Some areas to be worth considering are as follows;
LABOUR UNIONS: walmart appears committed to follow anti-union policies and preventing workers from organizing. In the past few years, over 100 unfair labour practices charges have been filed against walmart throughout the country. Violations include illegally firing workers who attempt to organize a union, unlawful surveillance, threats and intimidation of employees. So much so that when the first even union was formed in one of the stores in North America, it closed down.
FLSA VIOLATIONS: walmart ,a frequent violator of wage and hour laws,now finds itself defending in labour practices in legal battles across the nation. It is currently facing more than 80 lawsuits alleging that employees were forced to work off the clock and skip lunch and rest breaks while management manipulated time and wage records in order to keep labour costs down. The lawsuits allege that walmart knew that it was violating Fair Labour Standards Act and hid evidence of its illegal practices in order to attempt to avoid liability.
HEALTHCARE: around only 50% of its employees get the healthcare benefits while the national average is 64%. In addition, the