Apple to pay store workers bonuses up to $1,000 next month

Apple Inc. will pay one-time bonuses of as much as $1,000 to store employees next month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The company will give out $1,000 to retail staff hired before March 31, while those who joined later will get $500, the report said. New employees for the holiday shopping season will receive $200 and bonuses will also be handed out to AppleCare and online sales staff.

Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The iPhone maker's retail chief told Reuters in June that the company was expanding its retail operations, betting that a combination of strategies developed before and during COVID-19 will make its stores more popular than ever.