Publix food chain will offer parental consent to employees Business and Economic News

Eligible employees will be able to take a break in the first year of birth or adoption from 2022, Publix said.

The Publix grocery chain will begin offering paid parental leave to employees who are new parents, company officials said Wednesday.

Full-time and part-time employees may take time off in the first year of a child’s birth or adoption, starting in the new year, the Florida company said.

The change in benefits was first reported by Florida Politics.

The new benefits come when U.S. merchants face a shortage of workers, and some are offering new benefits to attract or retain workers. St. The Louis-based Schnucks recently gave its grocery store staff a $ 600 temporary withholding allowance.

“Publix is ​​committed to being a unique place to work, and we often review our benefits to provide our members with a comprehensive package on an ongoing basis,” Publix communications director Maria Brous said in an email.

The email did not provide details about paid leave by new parents.

The privately owned company has 225,000 employees in nearly 1,300 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.