Schnucks to award 4th bonus to front-line employees
To show appreciation to teammates for their continued service to customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Schnucks is awarding eligible store and facility teammates a performance and retention bonus. Teammates who qualify could receive up to $600 in a one-time bonus paying out in January 2022. The performance and retention bonus will be based on hours worked. This is the fourth bonus Schnucks has issued to teammates since the spring of 2020.
“Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our teammates have remained committed to our customers and our communities,” said Ted Schnuck, executive vice president, Supermarkets. “As we look ahead to the busy holiday season, we are acknowledging their contributions and are thankful for their continued efforts to help us nourish people’s lives.”
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The company also announced that beginning Monday, Oct. 4, most Schnucks stores throughout Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin will observe new daily operating hours of 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nine stores in the St. Louis area will remain open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily: Arsenal, Cross Keys, Dorsett, Hampton Village, Ladue Crossing, Lindell, Loughborough, Richmond Center and South City. (Store hours at Downtown St. Louis, EatWell in Columbia, Missouri and Schnucks Fresh in Jasper, Indiana will not change.)
Also on Oct. 4, all deli, meat and seafood department service counters will be open to serve customers 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. These new operating hours are being updated in response to the challenging labor market as well as evolving customer shopping patterns.
New this year, in an effort to extend the holiday time teammates have with their families, all Schnucks stores will close on Dec. 26. The company's stores will close for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day as well. It will be closing stores at 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve.
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On Thursday, Oct. 7 from 1p.m. to 5 p.m., Schnucks is hosting a company-wide career fair at all 111 stores as well as the Schnucks Bakery Plant to hire for a variety of positions offering flexible schedules, career advancement, paid weekly, health benefits (after a qualifying period) and other teammate perks. Most positions are part-time to start. No experience is necessary. Teammates hired at the career fair who remain employed through Jan. 2 will be eligible for the performance and retention bonus.