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COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines
Covid-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines Target has become the latest retail grocer to pay employees to get COVID-19 vaccinated. Target's corporate office said on Wednesday, Feb. 10 that it would provide hourly employees up to four hours of pay (two hours per each vaccine dose) to get vaccinated. The retailer will also arrange for free Lyft rides (up to $15 each way) to get employees to vaccination centers. “Taking care of our team has been at the heart of every decision we’ve made since the coronavirus started, and this point in the pandemic is no different,” said Target's Chief Human Resources Officer Melissa Kremer in a stateme…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Retailers Install Plexiglass Barriers At Cash Registers To Protect Workers COVID-19: Retailers Install Plexiglass Barriers At Cash Registers To Protect Workers
Covid-19: Retailers Install Plexiglass Barriers At Cash Registers To Protect Workers Some of the nation’s largest retailers are taking drastic measures to ensure that staff and customers stay safe during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Walmart - and other national retail store chains - have installed plexiglass barriers at cash registers, and employees have been directed to wear masks, gloves and are being given additional breaks to wash hands. Additionally, Walmart has reduced store hours to allow employees to make time for sanitizing stores and installing the sneeze guards, which will help limit the spread of airborne droplets, which is the predominant w…

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by Zak Failla