WAL-MART By Mark Leahey
Outline Background Staffing/ Retention Compensation (Executive, Employee) Benefits (Retirement, Healthcare) Diversity and Discrimination Labor Relations Workers Compensation
Background Founded 1962 $405 billion in sales $13.6 billion in NI Employs 2.1 million associates Competition: Target, Kmart, ShopKo
Staffing/ Retention Created 22,000 jobs in 2009 Turnover rate in 2009 = 70 % Industry average = 30 %
Employee Compensation
Executive Compensation Lee Scott (CEO in 2009) Base Pay: $1,456,000 Restricted Stock: $4,750,000 Performance Shares: $14,250,000 Total Compensation: $29,717,918
Healthcare/ Other Benefits Mini-med Pay out-of-pocket maximum; 53 % of income Health plans only cover 50.2% of employees $4 prescriptions, 24-hour nurse line Long time to qualify for benefits
Retirement Programs Contributes 2% of associates pay to profit sharing plan and 401(k) On average, employee received $517 a year or a paltry $1.42 per day 23% of total retirement contributions to salaried employees
Diversity and Discrimination EEO statement 2006 shows diversity Hispanic Business Magazine –4th out of top 60 most diverse Dukes vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc Represents 1.6 million current and former employees
Labor Relations Wal-Mart = Anti-union? What does CEO say? Opposes Employee Free Choice Act In 2005, two labor unions criticize Wal-Mart “Wake Up Wal-Mart” “Wal-Mart Watch”
Workers Compensation Order issued by Washington Department of Labor and Industries Investigations in Washington, California, Maine Will fight through every step of legal process, even though compensation is deserved
Overall Impressions Would I work for Wal-mart? Absolutely not! Poor retention rate Sub-par benefits Compensation very low for hourly employees Discrimination Workers’ Compensation a serious issue
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