Instacart fires Illinois workers who recently formed a union
The grocery delivery company announced it would eliminate nearly 1,900 positions, including the 10 workers who became the first in the country to vote to unionize at the company.
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(Bloomberg) Instacart Inc. is cutting about 1,900 employees’ jobs, including 10 workers who recently formed a union, as the company seeks to boost its ranks of contract workers.
The grocery delivery company already classifies most of its workers as independent contractors, whose numbers have ballooned to more than 500,000 during the coronavirus pandemic. But starting in 2015, the company hired a small subset of workers as employees, who under U.S. law are entitled to protections like minimum wage and can be subject to more direction and training by their boss. “What we found is that our shoppers require training and supervision, which is how you improve the quality of the picking,” Instacart Chief Executive Officer Apoorva M
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Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only unionized workers
Instacart shopper Yelitza Esteva bags groceries for an order at a grocery store in Surfside, Fla., in April.
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Instacart Inc. is cutting about 1,900 employees’ jobs, including 10 workers who recently formed a union, as the company seeks to boost its ranks of contract workers.
The grocery delivery company already classifies most of its workers as independent contractors, whose numbers have ballooned to more than 500,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. But starting in 2015, the company hired a small subset of workers as employees, who under U.S. law are entitled to protections such as a minimum wage and can be subject to more direction and training by their bosses.
Instacart, Trader Joe s, others offer financial incentives for workers to get vaccinated
Instacart says it ll provide a $25 stipend to workers who get the COVID-19 shots. And Trader Joe s said employees get two hours pay for each shot. Author: ALEXANDRA OLSON and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers Published: 7:29 PM EST January 15, 2021 Updated: 7:29 PM EST January 15, 2021
As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots.
Instacart Inc., the grocery delivery service, announced Thursday that it would provide a $25 stipend for workers who get the COVID-19 vaccine. It joins others, including Trader Joe s and Dollar General, which plan to pay workers extra if they get vaccinated.