What does temporary employment status mean at Walmart?

Generally most US retailers (Walmart, Target, JCP, Kohl's, etc.) create temporary employee work-codes for the last 4 months of the fiscal year (2013: October, November, December, January). This allows a store to "bulk up" on staff during the busy months. read more

Generally most US retailers (Walmart, Target, JCP, Kohl's, etc.) create temporary employee work-codes for the last 4 months of the fiscal year (2013: October, November, December, January). This allows a store to "bulk up" on staff during the busy months. read more

If 90 days passes with no call, you may be able to re-apply, as most online systems only retain records for that long. Not being called doesn’t mean Walmart didn’t want you. it only means that your application wasn’t seen by anyone, or did not match with any store’s current needs. read more

As I understand the article, Walmart is hiring workers for temporary positions with a start date and an end date. There is no temp agency involved. I've been working as a temp for about 7 months now. My hourly pay is reduced because the temp agency takes about $2 an hour off my hourly wage. I work 42 hours a week every week. read more