Seasonal Workers

By Debra Auerbach The end of the year is often a quieter time for companies. Doors close for the holidays, workers take time off for vacation and hiring sometimes slows. Yet not every company is halting its hiring plans until the new year and some are even looking to hire a large amount of workers. ...

Toys R Us Inc said it will hire 45,000 seasonal employees across the United States to cope with the upcoming holiday season. The toy store hired about 40,000 seasonal workers last year, roughly 15 percent of whom were kept on after the period ended. ...

By Dhanya Skariachan Toys R Us Inc is cutting its holiday hiring by about 11 percent, making it the latest retailer to exercise caution while seeking temporary help in the anemic U.S. economy. ...