Publix to offer paid parental leave to eligible workers

Published 10:59 am Monday, January 10, 2022

: Vilma, a cashier at Publix, helps a guest at checkout. Courtesy Publix Super Markets

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The Publix grocery store chain will start offering paid parental leave to employees who are new parents, company officials announced recently.

Eligible full-time and part-time workers will be able to take off the time during the first year of the birth or adoption of a child, the Florida-based company said.

The change in benefits was first reported by Florida Politics.

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The new benefits come as retailers across the U.S. are facing a worker shortage and some are offering new benefits to attract or retain workers.

“Publix is committed to being a great place to work, and we frequently review our benefits to continually offer a comprehensive package to our associates,” Maria Brous, Publix’s communications director said in an email.

The email didn’t offer details on how much paid time off new parents would get.

The privately held, employee-owned company has 225,000 workers at almost 1,300 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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