Wal-Mart to use more part-timers, wage caps

[of course, people said all along that this would be the end result of allowing a Wal-Mart into their neck of the woods - actually, perhaps even worse; still, a company like WM to have at least 60% of its workforce on full-time, is certainly at standard or above]

Report: Retailer seeks cheaper, more flexible workforce

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is pushing to create a cheaper, more flexible work force by capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more staff on nights and weekends, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Wal-Mart executives say they embraced the new policies for a large number of their 1.3 million workers to better serve customers, the newspaper said.
But some Wal-Mart workers say the changes are further reducing their modest incomes and putting a strain on personal lives, the newspaper reported.

Investment analysts and store managers say Wal-Mart executives have told them the company wants to transform its work force to 40 percent part-time from 20 percent, the Times reported.
Wal-Mart denies it has a goal of 40 percent part-time workers, although company officials said part-timers now comprise 25 percent to 30 percent of its workers, up from 20 percent last October, according to the newspaper.