Nice one, They could also ask them to drive to work on their days off to pick up some deliveries ;-)
> Workers can opt in to earn extra money by making deliveries using their own cars. They’re assigned packages based on where they live so the route aligns with their commute home, the company said Thursday in a blog post. Wal-Mart didn’t specify how the employees will be compensated.
It's not uncompensated -- so it could be really symbiotic.
They can be compensated by a coffee voucher. Or compensated by the joy and feelings of accomplishment they'll derive from their new work tasks.
Just saying.
Seriously tho, if they get into an accident delivering the packages is that something that'll get covered by Walmart? How about the wear and tear on the vehicle?
It really seems like it's a better deal for Wallmart. A handy way to offload delivery costs to the workers for a small compensation.
Wal-Mart stores have been found many times to have coerced employees to work unpaid hours, but this wasn't successfully shown to be corporate policy.