Chrysler is planning to hire up to 1,000 part-time employees to give exhausted full-time workers a break at its Toledo Jeep assembly plant in Ohio.
“Our people have been working a tremendous amount of hours,” plant manager Chuck Padden said. “To get them more time off is important to us, to make sure they’re refreshed, and can work safely.”
According to a company spokesman, Chrysler has hired 380 temporary part-time employees this year, though 50 have been converted to regular, full-time employees.
Most of the new hires will get between 10 and 30 hours per week. They’ll be paid $15.78 an hour, the same rate as new full-time hires. They’re also offered limited benefits, including health insurance.
Source: The Associated Press via The Detroit News
