https://www.reuters.com/business/walmart-lay-off-about-1500-workers-atlanta-fulfillment-center-2022-10-06/
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They probably all maxed out their PTO
Better them than us, right corporate walmart. Looking forward to your bonuses . All corporate layoffs and store closings begin at the corporate level. Lead on walmart corp your doing an unbelievable job.
If Walmart is going to cut - bonus cutting should start at the top and end with SM who can get 140% salary bonus. And they already make 6 figures. If they leave, so what - there are plenty SL and coaches making 55-70k who can run stores and will for 6 figures plus some bonus. Cut the % of threshold/target/max.
They'll just hire 3000 illegal aliens to cover that
Does anybody believe that it ends there? Does anybody believe that stock options and bonuses will be put on hold at corporate? As far as trashing associates you haven't seen nothing yet. Don't forget that any layoffs will be absorbed back into Wmt. All layoffs and store closings begin at the corporate level.
Shame on you Walmart.
NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc (WMT.N) is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs at an Atlanta facility that fulfills orders placed on Walmart.com.
In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed on Wednesday, the nation's largest retailer said it would lay off 1,458 workers at the e-commerce fulfillment center located in Fulton Parkway in Atlanta, Georgia.
Walmart confirmed to Reuters that it was cutting its workforce at the facility and that workers were notified about the move in late August.
"We're converting the fulfillment center on Fulton Parkway to support our growing WFS (Walmart Fulfillment Services) business," Scott Pope, a spokesperson for Walmart, said.
"As part of the conversion, the facility's infrastructure, operational resources, processes, staffing requirements and equipment are being adjusted to meet the building’s needs."
A WARN notice is mandated by U.S. labor law and requires companies with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days' advance notification of plant closings and mass layoffs.
Earlier on Thursday, the company announced it would acquire Alert Innovation, a robotics and automation firm, to help speed up deliveries and cut the number of steps taken by employees in processing orders.
The Atlanta facility's conversion is part of Walmart's plan to modernize and build warehouses with a more high-tech spin to support its rapidly growing online business. read more
Pope added that affected workers are being assisted with paid job searches and that some employees have been hired back at other Walmart stores and supply chain facilities.
The news comes just two weeks after the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer announced plans to hire 40,000 new seasonal workers, most of them in-store associates, to prepare for the busy holiday season.
Many U.S. chains are betting that holiday shoppers will return to physical stores once again as e-commerce sales level off, and are staffing up accordingly. read more
Walmart employs more than 70,000 associates in the state of Georgia, according to its website.