Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart: The world's largest retailer said Monday that 35,000 temporary workers will become part-time and 35,000 part-time workers will gain full-time jobs. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Last season, Wal-Mart hired 50,000 workers and said it would offer more hours in general to its existing employees. NEW YORK, N.Y. - Wal-Mart Stores is hiring 55,000 seasonal workers and is elevating 70,000 more to part- or full-time positions as the holiday season ramps up. The shift means that Wal-Mart will be offering more of its workers benefits. That's significant because Wal-Mart has been a target of attacks by labour groups for what they say are skimpy wages and benefits. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.