Hoffman Estates, IL, August 11--Months after firing 850 workers, Sears Holdings Corp. is hiring again.
The retailer's Sears, Roebuck and Co. subsidiary has more than 90 help-wanted notices posted on online job site Monster.com. The jobs, which will be at the company's headquarters, range from women's apparel buyer to financial services vice president to senior counsel for securities and governance.
In April, Sears laid off 850 workers -- 780 in Hoffman Estates and 70 at Kmart's home office in Troy, Mich.
Some speculate that these jobs will be on a different pay structure than prior jobs -- lowering base salaries to being costs down.
Sears Holdings had told about 1,400 additional Kmart workers that their jobs would be eliminated or relocated to Hoffman Estates or a Dallas processing center. Of those, about 300 have accepted a relocation offer.
Sears is expected to provide an update on its corporate structure next month, when it releases second-quarter financial results.
