Home Depot is paying out one-time bonuses of up to $1,000 in cash to its hourly workers in the U.S., citing the recent tax overhaul.
The home improvement retailer follows others doing the same, including Disney, Starbucks and Walmart.
Home Depot Inc. said Thursday that the one-time bonus will be distributed in the current quarter. Existing bonuses will be paid out as well.
The bonuses will be paid out on a sliding scale dependent upon time working for the company, reported CNBC.
FILE – In this May 18, 2016, file photo, people approach an entrance to a Home Depot store in Bellingham, Mass. Home Depot is paying out one-time bonuses of up to $1,000 in cash to its hourly workers in the U.S., citing the recent tax overhaul. Home Depot Inc. said Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, that the one-time bonus will be distributed in the current quarter. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
The Atlanta company anticipates an approximately $150 million fourth-quarter charge mostly tied to taxes on unremitted offshore earnings. It expects the charge, plus the one-time bonus, to trim its fiscal 2017 earnings outlook by about 19 cents per share.