Small supermarket chains desperate for new staff are offering sign-on bonuses of up to $2,000 gdean@insider.com (Grace Dean) © Provided by Business Insider A cashier works at the Cardenas Markets grocery store as a for hire sign is seen on High Street in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images
Small supermarket chains are turning to sign-on bonuses to attract new hires, CNN reported.
Tops Markets, a northeastern chain, is offering $2,000 bonuses, and hopes to hire about 100 staff.
An analyst told CNN that sign-on bonuses are cheaper for companies than hiking up wages.
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