Apple Store Workers to Get Bonuses Up to $1,000 in October

As iPhone maker Apple continues to get its retail operations back on track, the company will be giving store employees bonuses as high as $1,000 in a one time move in October.

Apple will give $1,000 to retail staff hired before March 31, while anyone who joined after that date will receive $500, according to people familiar with the situation.

New workers for the holiday shopping season will get $200, said the unidentified sources, who said the information is not public.

The payouts also will go to AppleCare and online sales workers as well.

Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook criticized leaks to the press in a separate memo recently.. Key details of Apple’s recent product launch event were reported ahead of time unfortunately.

Cook said he’d heard from many employees who were “incredibly frustrated to see the contents of the meeting leak to reporters,” according to the memo, which Bloomberg News obtained. “This comes after a product launch in which most of the details of our announcements were also leaked to the press.”

“I want to reassure you that we are doing everything in our power to identify those who leaked,” Cook said in the memo, which was previously reported by the Verge. “As you know, we do not tolerate disclosures of confidential information, whether it’s product IP or the details of a confidential meeting.”

Preorders began for Apple’s iPhone 13 last week, and it reaches stores on Friday.

Some of Apple’s workers see the bonuses as an acknowledgment of growing unrest among both retail and corporate staff, according to the people. Employees have complained about pay equity and other concerns at the company, with two high-profile cases getting investigated by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

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