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Verizon Hikes Starting Pay for Retail Workers to $20 Per Hour

The company is also dangling sign-on bonuses in many markets

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3 years ago

April 19, 2022

VMSD Staff

Verizon Hikes Starting Pay for Retail Workers to $20 Per Hour — Credit: photobyphm, iStock

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Verizon (New York) will increase its minimum wage for customer service and retail employees to $20 an hour, The Baltimore Sun reports.

The telecommunications company will also offer sign-on bonuses in many markets, ranging from $2500 for retail specialists to $3500 for assistant managers, the article says.

The pay raise applies to new and existing employees who currently earn less than $20 an hour. Krista Bourne, COO of Verizon’s Consumer Group, told the outlet that the changes were made to keep the company “an attractive employer in this competitive environment.”

Read more at The Baltimore Sun.

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