Grocery retailer Walmart to take employees’ temperatures as part of stepped up safety measures.
Walmart Inc. is taking additional steps to ensure the safety of its workers and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, from taking the temperature of workers to one-way store aisles.
The retail giant will start taking the temperatures of its employees as they report to work in stores, warehouse clubs, distribution centres and other facilities, as well as asking them some basic health screening questions. Infrared thermometers are being sent to all locations, a process that could take up to three weeks.
“Any associate with a temperature of 100 degrees will be paid for reporting to work and asked to return home and seek medical treatment if necessary,” explained John Furner, President & CEO, Walmart U.S. and Kath McLay, President & CEO, Sam’s Club in a joint statement. “The associate will not be able to return to work until they are fever-free for at least three days.”
