KEY POINTS

  • Walmart to hire 150k temp workers
  • Would give bonuses to workers
  • $300 bonus for full-time workers
  • $150 for part-time workers

As consumers stock up on supplies and the demand for supermarkets to maintain operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart plans to hire $150,000 workers.

The retailer said that it plans to give $300 bonuses to all full-time hourly workers who have been employed as of March 1 and are still working there on March 24 while part-tme workers employed by the same dates would receive their $150 bonuses; all bonuses could be expected on April 2, CBS News reported.

Also, Walmart said that it would advance its first-quarter bonuses for hourly workers to late April, which is a month earlier than the usual schedule.

"We know this is a difficult time when many people could use more cash, and we want to support you how we can," John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S. said in a memo.

According to Walmart, the 150,000 new employees will be stationed in stores, clubs and fulfillment centers, and that the jobs will be "temporary at first, but we expect many to convert to permanent roles over time."

Walmart says it will pay $300 bonuses to full-time employees and $150 to those part-time to reward them 'for their hard work and dedication to serving customers in a time of an unprecedented national health crisis'
Walmart says it will pay $300 bonuses to full-time employees and $150 to those part-time to reward them 'for their hard work and dedication to serving customers in a time of an unprecedented national health crisis' GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / JOE RAEDLE
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