Walmart: ‘Our next step to protect you, our customers and our members’
April 17 2020 - 10:15PM
Business Wire
Walmart U.S. President and CEO, John Furner, and Sam’s Club
President and CEO, Kath McLay, sent the following memo Friday
evening:
Throughout this pandemic, your health and well-being has been
our top priority. It was just over a month ago that we announced
our COVID-19 emergency leave policy, and since then, we have taken
more steps to protect you, our customers and our members with the
guidance of our state and local public health officials, the
Centers for Disease Control as well as our company’s own Chief
Medical Officer.
Today, we are sharing another step: We will begin requiring that
associates wear masks or other face coverings at work. This
includes our stores, clubs, distribution and fulfillment centers as
well as in our corporate offices. We’ll also be encouraging
customers and members to wear face coverings when they shop with
us.
We have evolved our policy on face coverings from optional to
mandatory as public health guidance has shifted. The CDC now
recommends wearing face coverings in public settings, including
grocery stores, to help curb the spread of the virus. Although most
state and local governments do not mandate the use of face
coverings in public settings, the CDC has reported that recent
studies show a significant portion of individuals with the virus
lack symptoms and can transmit the virus. With this knowledge, we
believe it is simply in everyone’s best interest to use masks or
face coverings to curb the spread of this disease.
Starting Monday, you'll be required to wear a face covering at
work. You can provide your own as long as it meets certain
guidelines, or we will provide you with one as you pass your
associate health screen and temperature check. We’re also aware
there may need to be exceptions to this policy based on local laws
and individual health needs.
We hope this step will promote safety and consistency across all
of our facilities and be of comfort to our customers and members.
However, it’s important to remember that face coverings are simply
an additional health precaution. They do not guarantee against the
spread of this virus, and they do not replace the most important
steps you can take to keep yourself and others safe: 6-20-100.
Whether at work or elsewhere, practice six feet of social
distancing whenever possible. Regularly wash your hands with soap
for 20 seconds. And if you have a temperature of 100 degrees or
higher, stay home.
We’re also announcing today that we are extending our emergency
leave policy through the end of May to ensure you have the support
you need when you have to miss work.
Thank you for your commitment to helping ensure Walmart and
Sam’s Club are safe places to work and shop. Together, we are
providing a critical service for communities across the country.
During this extraordinary time, our customers and members need us
more than ever. Thank you for being there for them and each
other.
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