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A growing number of essential businesses do not want their employees to have to choose between going to work or getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Thursday, Trader Joes and Instacart joined Dollar General to offer financial incentives to their workers – deemed essential during the pandemic – to encourage them to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The move comes as grocery workers and other essential employees prepare to take their turn for the COVID-19 shots from Moderna and Pfizer.
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As of Feb. 1, Instacart is offering a $ 25 allowance to all eligible employees, including liaison, in-store shopping and full-service shoppers.
The vaccine support grant is ‘to ensure that, when it comes down to it, you do not have to choose between earning income as an essential service provider or being vaccinated’, the company said in its announcement.
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 500,000 Instacart buyers have worked to meet the demand for online grocery stores because the virus keeps shoppers out of stores.
DOLLAR GENERAL PAYS WORKERS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE
Grocery chain Trader Joe’s, which has more than 50,000 employees, also announced that it would pay two hours per dose to get the vaccine. The company in Monrovia, California, said it will also move on schedules to make sure employees have time to be vaccinated.
Their announcements came just 24 hours after Dollar General issued an incentive to encourage his team to receive the vaccine when it is available.
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The discount retailer, which has more than 16,900 stores in 46 countries, has announced that it will offer a one-time payment to frontline team members equivalent to four hours of regular payment.
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“We do not want our employees to have to choose between receiving a vaccine or getting to work, so we are working to remove barriers,” Dollar General said in a statement. The obstacles could include travel time, gas millions and childcare needs, the company explained.
Dollar General is also working with its distribution and transportation teams to create similar accommodations for those teams.
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Last month, a federal advisory panel recommended that people 75 years and older and essential workers, such as firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers, get the vaccine.
They are considered a very high risk for infection because their job is critical and they need to be in regular contact with other people.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.