Bank of Hours Roster Method in Bunnings Warehouse: A SWOT Analysis

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To: the Board of Directors of Bunnings Warehouse
From: Consulting Services
Date: 14/09/2018
Subject: ‘Bank of hours’ in Bunnings Warehouse
The employees of the Bunnings Warehouse were not happy with the ‘bank of hours’ roster
method. The staff triggers complaints of the rostering practise which is followed by the
hardware chain Bunnings Warehouse. The famous hardware chain of Australia known to
have send the employees back home during the slow periods in order to make up the hours in
the busy times. The rostered hours of the full time and the part-time employees are averaged
and therefore, the employees and send back home during the lean season.
The chief operating officer of the Bunnings Warehouse states that the ‘bank of hours’ roster
system can be seen as opportunity and can provide a lot of benefits to the customers as well
to the team members. However, this kind of roster method of Bunnings Warehouse can be
termed as a weakness as in this way it can lose many qualified employees. There are lot of
strengths and opportunities of this particular hardware chain. Bunnings ranks firsts in the
hardware chain in Australia. It aims to provide its customers the best range of home
improvement products along with lowest price policy and the best service. It has a wide
network of around three stores in Australia. They also provide various loyalty programs and
cheap prices. Bunnings Warehouse is also one of the biggest household hardware retail chain
in the country. They also provide consultants who are highly trained in order to perform
specialized jobs in homes. Bunnings warehouse also faces many threats of which one is
facing competition from the hardware retailers in the country. As there are presence of many