Rite Aid to hire 5,000, offers ‘pandemic pay’

Rite Aid plans to hire 5,000 full-time and part-time employees across the country in response to increased demand from the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said April 6. 

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The positions will include cashiers, pharmacy technicians and distribution center associates. 

Rite Aid said it has created a “pandemic pay” policy so that if any employees contract COVID-19, they are guaranteed pay. All hourly and salaried employees have also received raises, Rite Aid said.

Read the full news release here.

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