Report: Walmart relaxing rules for associates

FAYETTEVILLE, Ak., Walmart reportedly is relaxing its dress code and raising the temperature at its stores as part of an effort to improve working conditions. 

 

According to a Reuters report, Walmart made the announcement to a gathering of 3,000 workers brought to Arkansas this week before the company's annual shareholders' meeting due to be held on Friday.

 

The effort, which includes a new training program and upgraded handheld terminals for department managers, is being billed as a sign that management was listening to some 1 million hourly workers it employs in the United States, according to Reuters.

 

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