Wal-Mart is spending $1 billion to make changes to how it pays and trains U.S. hourly workers. Walmart is trying to reshape the image that its stores offer dead-end jobs.

As part of its biggest investment in worker training and pay ever, Wal-Mart told The AP that within the next six months it will give raises to about 500,000 workers, or nearly 40 % of its 1.3 million U.S. employees. Wal-Mart follows other retailers that have boosted hourly pay recently, but because it's the nation's largest private employer, the impact of its move will be more closely watched. In addition to raises, Wal-Mart said it plans to make changes to how workers are scheduled and add training programs for sales staff so that employees can more easily map out their future at the company. (Sun Journal)

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