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Employees would receive a half-day's pay for being vaccinated.
"We do not want our employees to have to choose between receiving a vaccine or coming to work," Dollar General said. So the company has announced it will give its workers who receive a coronavirus vaccination four hours' pay, the Washington Post reports. The company wants to remove obstacles to receiving the vaccination, such as transportation and child-care costs. "We do not have an on-site pharmacy and currently do not have systems in place for employees to receive a vaccine at their work site," the company said. Base pay for Dollar General employees averages $9.80 an hour, per PayScale. The company has 157,000 employees.
Dollar General Leads Way in Paying Workers to Get Shots
"We do not want our employees to have to choose between receiving a vaccine or coming to work," Dollar General said. So the company has announced it will give its workers who receive a coronavirus vaccination four hours' pay, the Washington Post reports. The company wants to remove obstacles to receiving the vaccination, such as transportation and child-care costs. "We do not have an on-site pharmacy and currently do not have systems in place for employees to receive a vaccine at their work site," the company said. Base pay for Dollar General employees averages $9.80 an hour, per PayScale. The company has 157,000 employees.
Dollar General Leads Way in Paying Workers to Get Shots