Starbucks Shifts to Weekly Pay and Offers Up to $1,200 in Barista Bonuses
Company will move U.S. staff to weekly pay starting in August, expand tipping and introduce quarterly $300 bonuses tied to store sales and service goals.
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Overview
Starbucks will move all U.S. employees to weekly pay beginning in August, the company wrote in a memo to staff.
The company will start a bonus program in July that pays baristas and shift supervisors up to $300 per quarter, with first payouts scheduled for the fall, the memo said.
Starbucks is expanding tipping so customers can tip by credit and debit card through Mobile Order & Pay and when scanning the app at the register, the memo said.
The company estimates the new bonus and expanded tipping could raise eligible partners' pay by roughly 5% to 8% on average, the memo said.
The bonus program will be subject to collective bargaining at union-represented locations, which the sources said account for roughly 4% to 5% of U.S. company cafes.
Analysis
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