Target Is Giving Workers Bonuses This Year—But It’s Not What They Expected
November 26, 2022 by Marissa Matozzo
This article has been updated since its initial publish date with more information.
Some of Target‘s seasonal employees will notice a major difference between this year and last year’s holiday season when it comes to their pay. As reported by Forbes, in late 2021, the department store giant pushed for “bumping up the pay of holiday employees working the busiest shifts,” by adding an “extra $2 per hour” to their paychecks.
Now, in 2022, some of the same workers, the outlet writes, will have to “settle for raffle tickets” instead, as only workers at select Target stores across the US will benefit from the extra pay. Here’s everything we know:
In the stores left out of the extra pay group, Forbes explains, some employees may get a chance to win “small prizes” for taking on the more demanding shifts, but not additional pay. Target also confirmed this when speaking to the publication, noting that the Minneapolis-based chain raised starting wages to $15 to $24 an hour, and that team members, including seasonal workers, have “access to perks such as flexible scheduling and well-being benefits.”