Unvaccinated Kroger workers will no longer be eligible to receive up to two weeks of paid emergency leave if they become infected.
Kroger, the country’s biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more of their workforce to become vaccinated with cases of COVID-19 again rising.
The company said it will also begin charging a $50 monthly fee to unvaccinated salaried workers and managers who are enrolled in a company healthcare plan. Unionized workers and nonunion hourly workers won’t be charged that fee.Kroger plans to close two supermarkets in response to ‘hero pay’ for grocery workers amid COVID-19. Here’s how you may be affected.
“We know different private-sector companies and entities are going to take different steps to incentivize people to get vaccinated, to keep their employees safe and their workforce safe,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at her briefing Tuesday. “It’s not a policy we’re putting out there from the federal government.”
As Kroger modifies some of its policies, the company said that it will continue to encourage workers to get vaccinated, with $100 payments given to all fully vaccinated employees.
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