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Aware that a great competition to hire staff is approaching for the Christmas season, Walmart does not plan to lose staff or efficiency and, therefore, is releasing weekly bonuses for its warehouse workers in order to overcome to your competitors, who also are giving awards to their employees .
According to information provided by the company to CNBC, an additional payment is offered, depending on the location of the facility and the role and shift of the worker. For some full-time employees, the bonus may represent $ 200 more per week .
According to a Walmart spokesperson Scott Pope, the additional pay could even be more if employees work overtime. This additional payment began to be distributed this month and will continue during the fiscal year in most distribution centers and compliance.
According to official information from the retail giant, warehouse workers already have a higher salary than store employees. Employees in distribution and fulfillment centers have an hourly wage of $ 20.37 Dollars.
This figure is higher than the average salary of $ 14. 61 dollars for Walmart of 2020, according to the company’s environmental, social and governance report. In March of this year, the company said that the average hourly wage in the United States represents $ 15. 25 dollars per hour.
From the private sector, Walmart is the firm that contributes jobs to the country by counting 1.6 million employees . The strategy of increases in salaries and bonuses should not surprise anyone since this year several companies improved the salaries of their employees.
The strategy that Walmart is implementing seeks to ensure that its workforce will not leave the company, since doing so may affect its day-to-day operation and, therefore, would bring a negative economic impact for the retail firm .
Many companies have spoken of the difficulty they have faced in filling their vacancies since the economic reactivation began. The shortage of personnel has to do with the fear of contagion of Covid – 19, lack of child care and unemployment assistance payments.
For Walmart, the extra payment is also meant to get ahead of the crowds of the holiday shopping season. Therefore, the company seeks to ensure that store shelves and warehouses are fully stocked , otherwise it would be chaos for the signature.
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