Thu
Dec 16 2021
12:07 pm
Kroger has been a good partner during the pandemic. They now take it up a notch.
"Kroger is taking away paid leave for unvaccinated employees who get Covid-19 and requiring some of them to pay a monthly health insurance surcharge starting next year.
The new policies are intended to encourage staff to get the Covid vaccines, a company spokeswoman said."
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