(Bloomberg) -- Walmart Stores Inc. the worlds biggest retail chain, plans to stop offering health benefits to employees who work less than 30 hours a week, a move that will affect about 2% of its U.S. staff.
The change is in line with what other retailers are doing, including Target Corp., Home Depot Inc. and Walgreen Co., the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said today on
The company also is increasing premiums as it confronts rising health-care costs. Walmarts most popular and lowest-cost plan will climb by $3.50 to $21.90 per pay period, the company said.
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We dont make these decisions lightly, and the fact remains that our plans exceed those of our peers in the retail industry, Sally Welborn, senior vice president of global benefits, said in a post on Walmarts internal blog.
