Signing Bonus? Pet Care? Walmart Surveys Employees on Perks
- Sign-on bonuses and child care among incentives considered
- Retailer polled hourly workers on which are most ‘meaningful’
Walmart has raised its starting hourly wage to $11, handed out bonuses and expanded its maternity and parental-leave policies this year to stay competitive in a taut labor market.
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/BloombergWalmart Inc. has polled employees on which perks would be most “meaningful to new hires,” a sign that the retailer is considering fresh ways to deal with an ever-tightening labor market.
The nation’s biggest private employer asked hourly workers to rate potential incentives, including a sign-on bonus, child-care services, tutoring, pet care and gym memberships, according to a copy of the survey obtained by Bloomberg News. The survey was optional, and the company has no current plans to implement any of the perks it asked about, according to spokesman Justin Rushing.