Urban Outfitters asks employees to work for free, With the aiguille arcade division approaching, Urban Outfitters (URBN) is allurement its advisers to angle in a bit added on the weekends. But there's a catch: they will not get paid for it.
In an email acquired by Gawker this week, the Philadelphia-based banker told salaried advisers that it was searching for weekend volunteers to advice "pick, backpack and adapt packages" for broad and absolute customers.
Urban Outfitters, which operates its namesake cast forth with Anthropologie and Free People said it would be a abundant "team architecture activity." Advisers can assurance up throughout the 5 weekends during the active ages of October. The aggregation will action busline and cafeteria to those accommodating to appearance a little aggregation spirit.
Urban Outfitters told CNBC it "received a amazing response" from employees.
"Many alternate advisers aswell offered to angle in — an action which we appreciated, but beneath in adjustment to ensure abounding acquiescence with all applicative activity laws and regulations," a aggregation agent said in an emailed statement.
Earlier this week, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Urban Outfitters agreed to appearance out and eventually end on-call accouterment in the accompaniment starting in November.
The aggregation joins retailers Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Gap (GPS) and L Brands (LB)' Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works in accordant to end on-call shifts, which crave workers to be accessible for accouterment that may be canceled with little notice, according to Reuters.
In an email acquired by Gawker this week, the Philadelphia-based banker told salaried advisers that it was searching for weekend volunteers to advice "pick, backpack and adapt packages" for broad and absolute customers.
Urban Outfitters, which operates its namesake cast forth with Anthropologie and Free People said it would be a abundant "team architecture activity." Advisers can assurance up throughout the 5 weekends during the active ages of October. The aggregation will action busline and cafeteria to those accommodating to appearance a little aggregation spirit.
Urban Outfitters told CNBC it "received a amazing response" from employees.
"Many alternate advisers aswell offered to angle in — an action which we appreciated, but beneath in adjustment to ensure abounding acquiescence with all applicative activity laws and regulations," a aggregation agent said in an emailed statement.
Earlier this week, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Urban Outfitters agreed to appearance out and eventually end on-call accouterment in the accompaniment starting in November.
The aggregation joins retailers Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Gap (GPS) and L Brands (LB)' Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works in accordant to end on-call shifts, which crave workers to be accessible for accouterment that may be canceled with little notice, according to Reuters.
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