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.
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.