Lowe’s Temporarily Increases Hourly Wages And Implements New Safety Efforts In Response To COVID-19
Lowe’s Temporarily Increases Hourly Wages And Implements New Safety Efforts In Response To COVID-19
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has announced additional actions being made across all U.S. stores to further protect and provide for both their associates and customers during this unprecedented time.
The announcement includes a temporary $2 an hour wage increase for all full-time, part-time and seasonal hourly associates for the hours they work at Lowe’s stores, contact centers and supply chain facilities in the U.S. and Canada for the month of April.
“We are continually working on ways to protect and support our associates and our customers during this time when we are all adjusting how we work and live,” said Marvin Ellison, Lowe’s president and CEO.
New changes include:
l Lowe’s is temporarily increasing wages by $2 an hour for every full-time, part-time and seasonal hourly store, contact center and supply chain associates for the hours they work throughout the month of April in the U.S. and Canada.
l All stores close at 7 p.m. daily to ensure additional time to replenish essential products and thoroughly clean and sanitize their stores daily.
l They are making masks and gloves available to all associates in the workplace who want them. As previously shared, all N95 medical masks were placed on a stop sale and are being donated to hospitals to protect frontline healthcare workers, along with other personal protective equipment for first responders.
l Lowe’s developed an app to implement a new customer limit protocol, available now on associates’ handheld devices. Each store manager can now monitor foot traffic and limit entrance based on CDC and local guidelines.
l Lowe’s is enhancing their social distancing protocols by adding dedicated social distancing ambassadors who will be responsible for monitoring customer flow in their garden centers and front-end areas and enforce customer limits to allow proper social distancing.
l The company made substantial updates to their store floor layouts to further support the CDC’s guidelines for social distancing, such as opening up aisle space by removing displays. These changes will make it easier for both associates and customers to get the items they need quickly and safely, according to a news release.
l They have installed customized Plexiglass shields at all points of sale to protect their cashiers and customer service associates working the return desk, one of the first retailers to do so.
l They increased third-party cleaning shifts to provide incremental cleaning in their stores, beyond already enhanced daily cleaning efforts.
l They shipped an additional 10,000 truckloads of essential products during this period to replenish their stores.
Latest Stories
- CTU Gathers with Faith-based Leaders to Highlight Recent Tentative Agreement Wins for Students and Educators
- COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER KISHA MCCASKILL TAKES CENTER STAGE AS SOUTH SUBURBAN COMMUNITY UNITES FOR A GREENER FUTURE
- RICH TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR CALVIN JORDAN LEADS HEARTWARMING SPRING CELEBRATION FOR HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WITH “EASTER JAMBOREE” CELEBRATION
- Local Musician’s Career Spans 50 Years
- Have Questions About Money? The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office Can Help
Latest Podcast
STARR Community Services International, Inc.
