Walmart gives raises to SC employees
Walmart is giving pay raises to 13,186 workers in South Carolina for the pay period that started April 4. The pay raise will be reflected in pay checks delivered April 23.
With the raises, Walmart workers earn at least $1.75 an hour above the state and federal minimum wage, according to company officials.
The new full-time average hourly wage in South Carolina is now $12.99.
As of April 4, all Walmart workers earn at least $9 per hour and by February 2016 all current associates will earn at least $10 per hour.
“This means everything to me. I look not just at this pay change, but the next one as well,” said Howard Welch, overnight stocker at the Lake Wylie Walmart Supercenter. “If I can work my way up to a supervisor or management position, I’ll be in a completely different place personally then.”
Walmart is also raising the starting wage for some department managers to at least $13/hour this summer and at least $15/hour early next year.
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The Comporium Pioneer Club has won multiple national awards from the Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association for its service projects in 2014.
First place awards were for the Habitat for Humanity project in Fort Mill, the EMS Ride, and its Memorial Day event at the Veterans Memorial at Camp Bethelwoods. Second place awards recognized the club’s help with the national Wounded Warrior Books project, Dental Days and its Come-See-Me parade participation.
The 2014 total volunteer hours for all projects more than tripled from 1,276 hours in 2013 to 4,251 hours in 2014, while membership increased by 32 people to 432.
▪ National Volunteer Week is this week and the American Red Cross is honoring its volunteers who give their time to help people in need.
“We want to take this time during Volunteer Week to thank our incredible volunteers for their service,” said Louise Welch Williams, chief executive officer of the Palmetto S.C. Region of the American Red Cross.
Last year the Red Cross volunteers of the Northern S.C. Chapter provided food, shelter, comfort and hope to 150 local families who faced emergency situations, trained 6,000 people in lifesaving skills and provided 375 services to military members, veterans, and their families.
The Northern S.C. Chapter needs Disaster Action Team members. Disaster Action Teams visit disaster sites and offer assistance to the victims. Go to redcross.org/sc to learn more about volunteer opportunities and how to submit a volunteer application.
▪ . NRT LLC, the largest residential real estate brokerage company in the United States and subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. has acquired Coldwell Banker United, Realtors offices in Texas, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Offices affected in the Charlotte region include Fort Mill, Lake Wylie, Lancaster, Rock Hill, and York County.
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THURSDAY – The Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce is holding a Business After Hours event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse, 101 N. Main St., Lancaster.
THURSDAY – The Rock Hill Eye Center will hold a 8:30 a.m. ground-breaking ceremony at 1773 Ebenezer Road in Rock Hill. For information on the eye center call Dylan Holmes, administrator, at 803-328-0168 or go to www.rockhilleyecenter.com.
FRIDAY – The York County Regional Chamber of Commerce is holding a 9 a.m. course for members to learn more about chamber operations. The course is at the chamber’s Rock Hill office, 116 E. Main St.
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This story was originally published April 11, 2015 at 6:38 PM with the headline "Walmart gives raises to SC employees."