Dollar General wants its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines, so it s offering to pay them to do it.
The chain told CNN Wednesday that it will give its workers a one-time payment equivalent to four hours of pay after receiving a completed vaccination. We do not want our employees to have to choose between receiving a vaccine or coming to work, Dollar General said in a press release, noting that its hourly workers face hurdles to getting vaccinated, such as travel time, gas mileage or childcare needs.
The company, which had 157,000 employees as of Oct. 30, called getting a vaccine a personal decision and said it wouldn t require it.