Walmart to hire over 1,700 associates in Utah, giving $550 million in bonuses nationwide

 In response to strong demand in stores, Walmart said they will be hiring 150,000 new associates through the end of May around the country.

In Utah, Walmart plans to hire more than 1,700 associates to work in stores, clubs, distribution centers and fulfillment centers.

Additionally, on Friday Walmart made other big announcements including:

• As a reward for their hard work and dedication to serving customers during this unprecedented health crisis, Walmart will provide more than $365 million in cash bonuses to hourly associates in the U.S. Every hourly associate employed by the company as of March 1 will qualify, and it will pay out on April 2.
• In addition, the company will accelerate the next scheduled quarterly bonus for associates a month early. The early bonus payout will add up to $180 million nationwide.
• As reminder, these steps are in addition to last week’s announcement of a new Covid 19 emergency leave program that provides support to associates if they are impacted by the coronavirus.

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