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Walmart Expands a Pregnancy Support Benefit

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 23, 2022

The retailer is extending its doula-service coverage, introduced last year in Georgia, to employees on a Walmart medical plan in three additional states.

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4 Steps to Protect Employees in Excessive Heat

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2022

Federal safety authorities are advising employers to follow a combination of common-sense practices and precautions tailored to their workplace.

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Walmart, Sam's Club Raise Wages for Pharmacy Techs

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 16, 2022

Walmart Inc. also is instituting a progressive wage model that will boost techs' pay up to $4 more per hour over four years.

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How Walmart Is Looking to Support LGBTQ+ Workers

By WGB Staff on Jun. 14, 2022

The retailer, whose Walmart Foundation recently provided a $500,000 grant to PFLAG, is launching an LGBTQ+ Officer Caucus and says associates can now self-identify their gender identity and pronouns.

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Big Y to Increase Pay for Nearly 7,600 Employees

By Diane Adam on Jun. 14, 2022

The multimillion-dollar investment will assist associates "with the rising cost of living,” the grocer said.

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Walmart Releases Annual Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report

By Jeniece Drake on Jun. 13, 2022

Company says it has seen “strong momentum building over the last two years.”

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Food Lion President Meg Ham on Hiring Strategies, Inflation and Sustainability

By Diane Adam on Jun. 09, 2022

"Our associates are empowered to deliver a shopping experience centered on meeting customers’ needs through our ‘count on me’ culture. It’s a culture based on accountability," said the president of Food Lion.

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A View From the Driver’s Seat: The Importance of Crew Connections

By Kristina Hurtig on Jun. 08, 2022

At the IDDBA Show, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said it best: If your crew doesn’t believe in you, and “if they don’t feel like you believe in them … they’re not going to battle and they’re not going to put their best into it.”

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Labor Participation Rate Ticked Up in May, But Retailers Shed Jobs

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 03, 2022

In a rough month for retail, food and beverage stores gave up 8,300 jobs in May, while supercenters and warehouse clubs lost 27,800 jobs.

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As the Labor Crisis Continues, Restaurant Show Panelist Says ‘Put People First’

By Jeniece Drake on May 25, 2022

The “Understanding and Finding Solutions to the Persistent Labor Crisis in Foodservice” session offered food for thought on what employees want in a job—and why they sometimes leave.

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