- Amazon, Target, and Safeway have offered employees a temporary bonus during the coronavirus pandemic.
- A number of retailers have instituted additional changes to their wage policies, like paying employees regardless of whether or not they come into work.
- Chains are increasingly desperate for workers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the retail industry.
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Some retail workers are seeing a major pay raise during the coronavirus pandemic.
A number of global and national retailers are bumping store worker pay by $2 to $3 an hour for a limited amount of time. This temporary pay boost comes about as retailers like Walmart, CVS, and Domino's are scrambling to hire to keep up with a surge in consumer demand. Meanwhile, non-essential chains are closing stores and laying off employees in response to the pandemic.
The temporary pandemic-related pay bump for store workers among international retail giants is just the latest instance of the changes brought about by the coronavirus outbreak.
