Walmart cuts workers' hours but increases workload as sales rise amid pandemic | Walmar... - 0 views
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The retailer has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the pandemic. In August, Walmart announced a 9.3% rise in store sales and a 97% rise in e-commerce.
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Walmart began rolling out the plan – called the Great Workplace program in 2019 – but its introduction to several stores was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Recently, Walmart released a restructuring program it said is similar to the Great Workplace program, touting the increased wages for those accepted into new management positions and pay raises in October for associates in some departments, although Walmart’s minimum wage of $11 an hour remains unchanged for front end associates
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who quit on 28 February 2020 after her schedule was reduced from around 35 hours a week on average to less than 20 hours this year.
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Walmart said in its press release that associates in eliminated roles will maintain their current pay until October 2021, but it would not comment on what impact the changes will have on scheduled hours or workloads
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“My coworkers and I feel like we are being put against each other with this whole process because we feel like we are having to fight for these positions,”
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A cashier in California explained they’ve recently been given extra workloads, including being given tasks of restocking and front end inventory, which used to be handled by a manager
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Anderson said store departments were consolidated, while workloads increased and no new hires were made to replace workers who left.
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Gary Stevens worked as a maintenance supervisor at a Walmart in Ticonderoga, New York, for eight years before he quit on 23 February 2020 after the Great Workplace program rollout reduced his staff by nearly 50%.