Walmart hires 150,000 workers as coronavirus spreads in the US; to pay $365 million in bonus

12:10:00 AM, Saturday 21st of March 2020 | in business

The US retail giant Walmart will be hiring 150,000 workers to meet the increased demand during the coronavirus crisis & will pay out $365 million in bonus to full-time employees, $150 to part-time employees. Walmart wants to reward them for their hard work and dedication to serving customers in a time of an unusual national health crisis. This hiring drive comes also due to travel restrictions & lockdown measures in many states.