Apple to increase starting pay for hourly workers to $22 per hour
Apple has begun notifying employees that it will increase the starting pay for hourly workers to a minimum of $22 per hour, with other markets seeing even higher wages.
Apple issued a statement to employees on Wednesday, informing workers that it would be increasing its hourly wages for retail employees.
"Supporting and retaining the best team members in the world enables us to deliver the best, most innovative, products and services for our customers," said Apple in a statement seen by The Wall Street Journal.
"This year as part of our annual performance review process, we're increasing our overall compensation budget."
The boost to $22 per hour marks a 45% increase over 2018's wages. Salaried positions are also expected to increase.
Apple has likely made the move to get ahead of a chain of unionization efforts that have begun around the U.S. Employees cite stagnant wages, poor benefits, and lax health protocols among the reasons to unionize.
Apple's retail chief Deirdre O'Brien pushed back against recent unionization efforts at some of the company's brick-and-mortar locations in a new video to staff members. She has said that the efforts could slow workplace progress and potentially harm the relationship between Apple and its employees.
Apple has recently been accused of violating the National Labor Relations Act and countering an ongoing union drive at Apple Cumberland Mall in Georgia.
The company previously circulated anti-union materials to some store managers and has hired well-known anti-union lawyers to respond to the Atlanta union campaign.
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Apple issued a statement to employees on Wednesday, informing workers that it would be increasing its hourly wages for retail employees.
"Supporting and retaining the best team members in the world enables us to deliver the best, most innovative, products and services for our customers," said Apple in a statement seen by The Wall Street Journal.
"This year as part of our annual performance review process, we're increasing our overall compensation budget."
The boost to $22 per hour marks a 45% increase over 2018's wages. Salaried positions are also expected to increase.
Apple has likely made the move to get ahead of a chain of unionization efforts that have begun around the U.S. Employees cite stagnant wages, poor benefits, and lax health protocols among the reasons to unionize.
Apple's retail chief Deirdre O'Brien pushed back against recent unionization efforts at some of the company's brick-and-mortar locations in a new video to staff members. She has said that the efforts could slow workplace progress and potentially harm the relationship between Apple and its employees.
Apple has recently been accused of violating the National Labor Relations Act and countering an ongoing union drive at Apple Cumberland Mall in Georgia.
The company previously circulated anti-union materials to some store managers and has hired well-known anti-union lawyers to respond to the Atlanta union campaign.
Read on AppleInsider
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It's nice to see Apple share more of its success with people on the shop floor. It's amazing what even a whiff of unionization can do!
What did you do with your Computer Science degree? Sell Lemonade? Because the most Computer Science advancements were actually in the 80s, including the Operating System you are currently using. The rest are just blocks added to the fundamental.
Tim Cook earned $260 million in 2020. So, even with the pay increase, that's still well over five thousands times more than lowest paid member of staff.
The government may not pay as well as the private sector, but there are some things you can do only in the government, which can be very interesting jobs. I can't tell you more or I'd have to ..... ...
At $22/ hour, with the same working hours as above, that comes out to $45,760/ year. Which is about $3,800/ month before taxes/ expenses. But at this salary, you will have to start to pay much more in federal taxes. According to Smart Asset, your income after federal tax deductions is around $37,000. So after the avg. rent of $1,500 that leaves about $1600/ month for every other expense. Gas, utilities, car insurance, car payment, student loans, credit card debt, groceries, haircuts, child care costs, health insurance, medicine, clothing, all of which have increased in price like crazy these past couple years.
It's definitely not an "awful lot of money," especially working for a multi-trillion dollar company. It is actually just enough to get by and live paycheck to paycheck, in some areas. If a medical expense comes up, you are right back in debt. And Allah help you if you live in a high COL area where the average rent is $2000- 3000.
My parents' and grandparents' generation could buy houses with an "unskilled labor" job, with only one of them working. That is definitely beyond impossible today.
We bailed out the financial industry that destroyed our economy with trillions of handouts and quantitative easing. Why not give just a fraction of that back to the American people, the ones who build, fund, and make this country run so that these companies can have the record profits.
Just wait when the stay at people (workers) experience, companies hiring zoom people from around the world at a cheaper wage, being home won’t be so fun anymore.
Self replacing yourself, served up on a company plate.