Apple Attracting Retail Workers With Improved Benefits

[MacRumors]

Apple is introducing improved benefits for its retail employees in order to attract and retain workers in the current labor market, reports Bloomberg.

Updated benefits are applicable to both full time and part time employees, with Apple now offering 12 paid sick days, up from six. Sick days can be used for mental health leave, illnesses, or taking family members to the doctor.

Apple is also providing more vacation days, with an increase in the available vacation days coming after three years of employment instead of five years of employment. Vacation days will be offered to part time employees for the first time, with Apple providing up to six paid vacation days per year.

Part time employees are now eligible for up to six weeks of paid parental leave and will have the option to ramp up work time for the first four weeks when returning, and Apple is also offering part time workers access to discounted emergency backup care for children or elderly family members.

Many companies have been having trouble retaining retail staff amid the pandemic, leading to staffing shortages. In response, companies have upped wages for employees, and, as Apple is doing, added expanded benefits to be competitive with other businesses. Apple's updated benefits will be available starting on April 4.

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[FlyGuyDEN]

As someone who just left working at Apple as a seasonal employee I welcome this. Apple should also consider increasing its hourly starting wage. Those employees work hard.

 

[alexandr]

3 years vs. 5 years is nice.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Overall great benefits but focus on offering more💰 bonuses or stock bonuses as compensation. That will attract the workers to stay.

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This approach can be applied to retail workers too.

 

[2010mini]

Vacation time after 3 years?!?

I had 14 days immediately when I started with a former employer.

 

[SirWill]

Wait, you can't use vacation time, take a non sick day off until after 3 years? And it was 5 years?

Heck no! Why offer vacation time at all if that is the case.

 

[Spock]

You don't get paid vacation until 3 years? Is that common?

 

[munpip214]

You start with a default vacation time but it gets increased to next level after 3 years now instead of five

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

You don't get paid vacation until 3 years? Is that common?

Normally when your probation period is over that’s when you can start taking a vacation. It seems like that’s not the case at all. Gotta wait 3 years 😞

 

[Isengardtom]

here in Belgium you start with 20 I believe as the minimum for a full time job. You do have to work a year first though.

 

[Gherkin]

I was going to ask about what their hourly rate is, but then saw these comments about no vacation until 3 years. LOL.

 

[alexandr]

Vacation time after 3 years?!?

I had 14 days immediately when I started with a former employer.

key word — more.

 

[davidjearly]

How hideously backward. A whole 12 days paid sick leave? No holiday pay in the first 3 years?

Utterly disgusting.

 

[alexandr]

Never mind, I thought they meant additional vacation time after 3 years vs. 5. If they get no vaca for the first 3 years, it's garbage.

 

[itti]

I only have five sick days every year.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

How hideously backward. A whole 12 days paid sick leave? No holiday pay in the first 3 years?

Utterly disgusting.

I’ve been working for the government for 5 years now and the government encourages us to take the vacation right after the probation period is over. Sometimes it’s within 6 months or 1 year.

 

[Populus]

Maybe it’s time to send my curriculum, although I’m not sure how easy could be to apply/get a part time job at Apple (having no kids or family).

By the way, does anyone know how difficult would be in the future to jump from retail to Apple Inc. itself (to one of its many areas, translation, localization, testing…) in Europe? My only handicap is that I don’t code or know anything about coding (I’ve tried to learn, but it’s impossible). Basically I ask this because even I love the retail or even genius role, I understand most people get fired as they age and get old… sadly ageism is still a thing, and one society isn’t actively fighting.

Thank you.

 

[tsa1]

LOL no vacation for 3 years? (Edit: okay that’s better, referring to comment below me) I mean I guess most are part time, but I would expect more from Apple. Perhaps someone can comment the profits their stores actually produce. We know “sales number” but the profits come from cutting out middle men like bestbuy and Costco.

 

[CWallace]

YOU GET VACATION TIME IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU ARE HIRED AS AN APPLE RETAIL EMPLOYEE.

YOU GET ADDITIONAL VACATION TIME AFTER THREE YEARS WITH THE COMPANY, INSTEAD OF FIVE.

Apologies for the All Caps, but this thread is going to get out of hand quickly due to misunderstanding (and the original MacRumors article could use some editing to note it is "additional vacation time after three years").

 

[Spock]

Normally when your probation period is over that’s when you can start taking a vacation. It seems like that’s not the case at all. Gotta wait 3 years 😞

Yeah, 3 years is a little much. I can't believe that it was 5 years before that. They probably have a large percentage of employees that don't make it past the 5 year mark so they end up not having to pay out for that benefit.

EDIT: Looks like a misunderstanding..

 

[alexandr]

You start with a default vacation time but it gets increased to next level after 3 years now instead of five

That's what I thought too, but the article doesn't say that. Is that a fact?

 

[Isengardtom]

what would be the salary of an apple store worker. Any ideas? Just interested

 

[alexandr]

YOU GET VACATION TIME IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU ARE HIRED AS AN APPLE RETAIL EMPLOYEE.

YOU GET ADDITIONAL VACATION TIME AFTER THREE YEARS WITH THE COMPANY, INSTEAD OF FIVE.

Apologies for the All Caps, but this thread is going to get out of hand quickly due to misunderstanding (and the original MacRumors article could use some editing to note it is "additional vacation time after three years").

Ok, so I did interpret it correctly.

 

[Spock]

YOU GET VACATION TIME IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU ARE HIRED AS AN APPLE RETAIL EMPLOYEE.

YOU GET ADDITIONAL VACATION TIME AFTER THREE YEARS WITH THE COMPANY, INSTEAD OF FIVE.

Apologies for the All Caps, but this thread is going to get out of hand quickly due to misunderstanding (and the original MacRumors article could use some editing to note it is "additional vacation time after three years").

That makes much more sense.

 

[CWallace]

That's what I thought too, but the article doesn't say that. Is that a fact?

The article actually does say that - "Apple is also providing more vacation days..." so that means you get some when you start, and then more after three years (previously five). I do wish it said "with this additional vacation time available after three years of employment instead of five years."