
Bloomberg News reports that Costco Director General Ron Vacris sent a staff memorandum saying that most US workers in the US will receive salaries raising up to more than $ 30 per hour.
Costco's workforce is a level system, where new American employees usually start at an entry rate of $ 19.50 per hour and receive periodic rising as long as they stay until they hit the top of the ladder.
Memo describes that starting from Mars, workers at the top of the scale will receive an additional $ 1 per hour, bringing the salary to $ 30.20. He says they will receive an additional increase of $ 1 each year for the next two years. Workers at the end of the scale will get 50 cents to start by $ 20.
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Changes apply to employees in non-sordal countries.
Costco and Costco Teamsters are in the process of negotiating a new contract of collective negotiations.
In an email for Bloomberg, Costco Teamsters Matthew McQuaid spokesman wrote that the union was pleased to learn that workers would make more money, but said the growth came only because of the group's pressure. Union He said he voted to authorize a strike, seeking better salaries and benefits.
The increase in Costco's salaries also confronts a joint battle separated by similar companies such as Walmart and Target: Keeping employees. A McKinsey's study revealed that the level of abandonment for retail workers has been at least 60 percent for several years challenging retailers to recruit and train more than half their store staff each year. Salary growths and promise of the future is a tactic to keep workers happy and on the floor.