Retail conglomerate Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) is certainly doing its part to help the Australian economy.
This morning the company announced plans to hire 20,000 new staff members across its business over the next month.
What did Woolworths announce?
Woolworths is creating 20,000 jobs on short term contracts for roles across its supermarkets, e-commerce, drinks businesses, and supply chain.
The company's chief executive officer, Brad Banducci, said: "These are uncertain times for many industries and we have an important role to play keeping Australians employed through this crisis."
"We will have more hours for existing team members and additional roles to fill as we focus on meeting the needs of our customers and communities."
The company's first priority will be those that were impacted by the closure of its Hotels business this week. Mr Banducci commented: "Our immediate hiring focus is the redeployment of our ALH team members impacted by this week's mandatory hotel closures."
Woolworths is also working with Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) to find work for some of its employees that were stood down this month.
"We're also preparing to offer up to 5000 short-term roles to Qantas Group employees taking leave without pay including more than 1500 to our distribution centres," Banducci advised.
Who else is hiring?
It isn't just Woolworths that is hiring despite the coronavirus crisis.
Rival Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL) announced that it was hiring 5,000 new casual employees to restock empty shelves during the crisis.
Earlier this month telco giant Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) advised that it would recruit an additional 1,000 temporary contractors in Australia to help manage call centre volumes.
Another company hiring is Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP). It has experienced strong demand for its pizzas following the closure of cafes and restaurants and is looking to add new team members to cope with the increased demand.
And finally, mining companies such as BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) continue to hire during these tough times.
