Kroger Forced To Close Three Additional Stores In California After Covd-19 Hazard Pay Mandate

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Kroger Has Announced That They Will Have To Close Three More Of Their Stores After Being Forced To Provide Higher Pay For Their Employees During The Covid-19 Shutdowns.
The Cincinnati-Based Grocer Will Close One Food 4 Less And Two Ralph's Stores In The City On May 15Th, After They Were Ordered By Local Officials To Pay An Additional $5-per-hour Hazard Pay.

In A Statement Kroger Said That The Hike In Wages Makes It Impossible To Operate The Three Stores Noting That The Mandate Will Cost Nearly $20 Million Over The Next 120 Days.

They Also Said That Local Employees Already Make An Average Of $18 To $24 Dollars An Hour, When Considering Benefits.

An Analysis Of The Added Cost Of Hazard Pay At Kroger Showed That Every Extra $1 Per Hour To Its Nearly 500,000 Associates, Would Cost Roughly $15 Million A Week And $780 Million Annually.

The Move Comes After Four Other Stores Have Closed Along The West Coast Because Of The Hazard Pay Mandates.

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