Marketplace helps you understand it all, will fact-based, approachable, and unbiased reporting. Generous support from listeners and readers is what powers our nonprofit news—and your donation today will help provide this essential service. Skip to content. Janet Nguyen Jun 17, Share Now on:. A view of a Target store in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Share Now:. The bonuses, which recognize part-time and full-time employees' work during the pandemic, will be paid out at the end of July, according to the company, which has more than , employees and nearly 1, stores across the U.
Target's announcement is the culmination of several years of raising employee pay. The company is extending benefits it began offering during the pandemic, including free backup care for employees' children or needy adults through August, free mental health counseling and day paid leave for employees at higher risk of Covid Starting this week, it added a new benefit: All employees can get free access to virtual doctor visits through the end of the year, even if they do not get health insurance through Target.
The change in minimum wage will effectively give a raise to about , of its employees, the company said. Target is one of the retailers that kept its doors open to sell essential items from groceries to toilet paper during stay-at-home orders.
Target's margins have been under pressure from pandemic-related expenses. The offering is through the CirrusMD app and focuses on text-first virtual health care visits for team members to securely text, share images or video chat with a doctor. The platform will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at no extra cost to U.
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