Trader Joe s announced that it will increase its thank you pay by $2 for all hourly, nonmanagement crew members.
The increase means those employees now will receive an additional $4 per hour, according to a coronavirus update on its website. Unlike several grocers who did away with the extra pay more than six months ago, Trader Joe s has continued to provide it. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Trader Joe’s has provided all hourly crew members with an additional $2/hr thank you wage, in recognition of the outstanding, inspiring work they do every day, in our stores and communities, the website post read.
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Kroger Co. will close two Southern California supermarkets in response to a local ordinance requiring extra pay for certain grocery employees working during the pandemic.
Kroger, the parent company of Ralphs and Food 4 Less, will soon shut down two of its stores in Long Beach in response to the city imposing a “hero pay” increase of $4 per hour for some grocery store workers.
The Ralphs at 3380 N. Los Coyotes Diagonal and the Food 4 Less at 2185 E. South St. are slated to close on April 17, the company said Monday.
In announcing the closure, Kroger cited a recently passed Long Beach City Council ordinance that mandated the hazard pay bump for at least 120 days amid the increased health risk to workers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The new law affects grocery stores with at least 300 employees nationwide or more than 15 employees per market in the city.
The chain decided to close the stores after the Long Beach City Council in Southern California passed an ordinance requiring large grocery outlets to increase wages by $4 an hour due to the pandemic.