Walmart endured more than a week's worth of bad publicity before announcing that it was making 'every effort' to find a role for disabled workers who had been threatened with job loss as the retailer gets rid of greeters at 1,000 stores.
Retailer says it is making "every effort" to find a role for disabled workers who had been threatened with job loss.Rachel Wasser / AP fileGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Walmart endured more than a week's worth of bad publicity before announcing that it was making"every effort" to find a role forat 1,000 stores.
"This was a major-league botch," said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, a retail consultancy, adding that Walmart should have foreseen the public's reaction. Foran acknowledged the change from greeter to host, and its impact on disabled workers, had"created some conversation." He wrote that Walmart was committed to doing right by these employees, noting that greeters with disabilities would be given longer than the customary 60 days to find other jobs in the company.
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