Dealer raises salary to $ 18.50 an hour in 2022
The Hobby Lobby increases its “minimum full-time hourly wage” to $ 18.50 starting in 2022.
The arts and crafts chain announced the upcoming wage increase on Tuesday, which starts on 1 January. That’s $ 1[ads1].50 an hour higher than the last increase that began in October 2020.
Hobby Lobby said it was one of the first retailers to establish a nationwide minimum wage “well above the federal minimum wage, and has since raised the minimum wage twelve times in the last thirteen years.”
In 2014, the chain said it raised its full-time minimum wage to $ 15 “well before it became a trend with other retailers.”
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“We have extensive experience in caring for our employees,” said Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green in a statement, adding that the company has “worked hard over the years to provide the best pay and benefits in retail,” which has enabled us to attract and retain a unique group of employees to serve our dedicated customers. “
In October, the Oklahoma City-based chain said it was hiring 11,000 seasonal store employees for the holiday season and raised its minimum part-time wage by 18% to $ 13.
Hobby Lobby, founded in 1972, operates 956 stores and has kept them closed on Sundays since 1998. To the delight of shoppers, Hobby Lobby got rid of its popular 40% coupons in February.
The chain is also no stranger to controversy. In 2014, the Hobby Lobby won a Supreme Court case that allowed them to deny their employees access to contraception because it was in conflict with religious beliefs.
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