The company promised that they will not have access to the personal data of any worker through their application and they will be able to use the phone for personal use if they wish
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Sunday, October 6
Walmart gives away 740,000 Samsung cell phones to employees nationwide
Walmart will grant free Samsung smartphones to 740, 000 employees before the end of the year so that they can use a new application to manage their schedules, according to an announcement by the company.
The phone they will receive will be the Samsung Galaxy model XCover Pro that they can use for personal use. The company will provide a protection plan and free covers to its employees. The retail value of the phone has a list price of $ 499 Dollars.
Walmart employees will only be able to use the functions of the new Me @ Walmart app . The idea arose as a way to manage schedules until the application was developed to help workers to be more efficient.
So far the workers of Walmart used electronic devices to communicate, but after conducting a test with phones Smartphones was well received by workers, the company said.
The Me @ Walmart app lets you talk to employees, check in at work and have a personal assistant voice activated.
“As retail continues to evolve rapidly, it is more important than ever to equip our people with the tools and technology they need for success. ”Stated Walmart.
The company promised that it will not have access to the personal data of any employee and that they will be able to “use the smartphone as their own personal device if they wish, with all the functions and privacy to which they are accustomed”, said the company.
At the beginning of the year Walmart announced an hourly wage increase of $ 13 to $ 19 Dollars for more than 425, 000 employees representing almost a third of its workers in the United States .
In mid-May Walmart reported that stopped demanding the use of masks from their clients fully vaccinated against COVID – 19 .
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