Later this month, New England grocer Big Y Foods plans to enact a pay raise for all hourly employees.
Under the multimillion-dollar investment, starting pay rates for all clerks, customer service, fresh food and center store specialists, and assistant department managers will be increased effective June 26, the Springfield, Mass.-based supermarket chain said Thursday. Nearly 7,600 of the company’s retail employees will receive the wage hike. The amount of the increase wasn’t disclosed. Overall, the company has almost 11,000 employees.
“We are proud to be investing in our hard-working store teams who have been on the front lines these past two years to support our customers and our community,” Charles D’Amour, Big Y president and CEO, said in a statement. “We know that household budgets are being squeezed by inflation. We hope that by boosting their hourly rates, we will help them to weather these tough times as we recognize and appreciate their efforts and their loyalty.”
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