{"id":20298,"date":"2020-12-08T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/walmart-canada-giving-employees-cash-appreciation-bonus-amid-second-wave-154197"},"modified":"2020-12-08T15:00:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T20:00:06","slug":"walmart-canada-giving-employees-cash-appreciation-bonus-amid-second-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/walmart-canada-giving-employees-cash-appreciation-bonus-amid-second-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart Canada giving employees cash \u2018appreciation\u2019 bonus amid second wave"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Canadian Press<\/span> | December 8, 2020 <\/p>\n

Walmart Canada Corp. is giving new cash bonuses to its employees, saying the \u201cappreciation bonus payment\u201d recognizes their ongoing dedication during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

The move follows similar announcements made by other companies in recent weeks, including Sobeys Inc.<\/a>, and could put pressure on more retailers to offer so-called hero pay to essential workers as the second wave of the pandemic worsens. Walmart said more than 85,000 employees will receive the additional payment on Dec. 11, with full-time employees expected to receive $250 while part-time staff would receive $150.<\/p>\n

Read: Sobeys bringing back pay premiums, LifeLabs giving hero recognition bonuses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Horacio Barbeito, president and chief executive officer of Walmart Canada, said the store\u2019s associates have stepped up \u201cin true Walmart spirit\u201d to serve customers during extraordinary times. \u201cEvery day, I hear stories about our associates going above and beyond and I am proud and grateful,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cIt continues to be a privilege and a tremendous responsibility to be providing an essential service for our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

In March, the company had provided workers with an appreciation bonus of $200 for full-time workers and $100 for part-timers. It also paid a \u201cthank-you premium\u201d of $2 an hour on top of regular hourly rates for workers in April and May. The announcement by Walmart Canada that it would pay a December bonus comes a day after Walmart in the U.S. said it would be giving its 1.5 million workers a special bonus.<\/p>\n

Read: Home Depot expanding paid time off, doubling overtime pay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pressure has been mounting on essential retailers on both sides of the border to reinstate hero pay or extend bonuses to employees working during the busy holiday season. The United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, one of the country\u2019s largest private-sector unions, has called on grocery stores to reinstate the $2-an-hour wage bump for its frontline workers, saying the hero pay acknowledges their courageous efforts.<\/p>\n

Read the full article at BenefitsCanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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