RELATED: Biotech companies working on a COVID-19 vaccine for catsDollar General said the extra pay is intended to compensate for the travel time, mileage and child care expenses that employees will incur to get the vaccine."We do not want our employees to have to choose between receiving a vaccine or coming to work," Dollar General said.The retailer said it’s encouraging workers to get the vaccines, but not requiring them.
In it annual report last February, the company said it had 143,000 employees.AdvertisementA vaccine advisory panel at the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control voted late last month on recommendations for vaccine distribution. The panel said grocery workers — which would include Dollar General’s employees — should be in the.