Kroger To Provide $130M Thank-You Pay, Continues Paid Emergency Leave
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INDIANAPOLIS – The Kroger Co. Family of Companies announced Friday that it will provide a special thank you pay to hourly frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacy and call center associates to “acknowledge their dedication to maintaining safe, clean and stocked stores.”
“Our associates have been instrumental in feeding America while also helping to flatten the curve during the initial phases of the pandemic,” Kroger’s Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen said. “To recognize and thank our associates for their incredible work during this historic time, we offered special pay in March, April and May. As the country moves forward toward reopening, we will continue to safeguard our associates’ health and well-being and recognize their work.”
The one-time thank you pay will be $400 for qualified full-time associates and $200 for qualified part-time associates and will be paid out in two installments on May 30 and June 18. Kroger also announced Friday it will continue its COVID-19 emergency leave guidelines to provide paid time off to associates most directly affected by the virus or experiencing related symptoms.
