Companies Dangle Incentives to Spur Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Companies Dangle Incentives to Spur Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Jan. 15, 2021. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Updated:

Workers at several companies are being offered money if they get vaccinated against COVID-19, amid reluctance from some to be vaccinated.

Dollar General is giving hourly workers who get a COVID-19 vaccine the equivalent of four hours of pay. The company said it’s one way to remove barriers to getting vaccinated. Salaried workers are receiving additional store labor hours.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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