Hollman Lockers says it is the largest manufacturer of team sports, fitness and work space lockers.
Hollman Lockers says it is the largest manufacturer of team sports, fitness and work space lockers.
Travis Hollman, CEO of Hollman Lockers, has pledged to pay all 285 of his employees for full 40-hour weeks during the shutdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Hollman has pledged to pay even those workers who have been told to stay home, at least until May 1.
In a March 19 tweet, Hollman wrote: “Extremely sad at the layoffs. We have a responsibility to keep our employees employed. @HollmanLockers is going to keep paying for a 40 week. I am meeting with our 285 employees today to let them know they are safe and can feed their families.”
He followed in the thread of comments from others with “I was on the radio today begging for others to follow. This is not a time for profits. It’s a time to do the right thing. #timetolead #DoTheRightThing”
There will be no layoffs, Hollman said in a March 20 Instagram post where he wrote:
“Standing Proud against this virus. We are guaranteeing our 285 employees full pay until at least May 1. No matter what. No layoffs. We will do what we can to help our @hollmanlockers family. We are all in this together. #beatthevirus #dotherightthing #hollmanhelps #prayfortheworld #loveyouremployees”
Hollman is married to Stephanie Hollman, star of Real Housewives of Dallas, who also shared the news with her 488,000 Instagram followers in a post on March 20.
In a caption of a photo of Stephanie and her husband, she wrote:
“So proud to be married to you @travishollman. We have made a promise to our 285 @hollmanlockers employees full pay until at least May 1st, as well as the promise of no layoffs. It is important to do the right thing at a time like this instead of focusing on our profits. We hope that other companies that are financially able to take care of their employees will follow [many small businesses are not in the position to do so and are struggling to survive at the moment]. We are all in this together. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. Be kind to each other and have faith that better days are coming.”
Based in Irving, Texas, Hollman Lockers advertises itself as the largest and leading manufacturer of team sports, fitness and work space lockers.
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