Whole Foods Raising Worker Pay During Coronavirus Outbreak
Whole Foods said it was going to raise the pay of its hourly employees $2 per hour for the next month in response to the extra work they've put in to help meet the challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak.
The move matches the actions of parent Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), which also raised the pay of its hourly employees by a similar amount. Whole Foods said in a statement: "As a grocer, we believe serving customers and the community during this time is essential. Today, Amazon announced that they are providing hourly employees with an additional $2 per hour through the end of April."
The policy applies to employees in the U.S. and Canada, while U.K. employees will receive an extra 2 British pounds per hour.
Source Fool.com
