Coronavirus: Bunnings staff to be rewarded with $1000 ‘essential workers’ bonus

Bunnings will reward staff with “essential worker” bonus payments of up to $1000 in recognition of their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bunnings will reward staff with “essential worker” bonus payments of up to $1000 in recognition of their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hardware store Bunnings will reward staff with “essential worker” bonus payments of up to $1000 in recognition of their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We wanted to say a sincere thanks to you all for supporting us through this difficult time,” Bunnings managing director Mike Schneider told staff on Thursday.

“We know that the past six months has been really challenging for all of our team in different ways, so on behalf of the Bunnings leadership team a huge thank you to you all for a truly incredible effort this year.”

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Full-time permanent store staff will receive up to $1000, store support centre staff will receive up to $500 and part-time and casual workers will receive an amount based on hours worked over the past six months.

The bonus is on top of a $100 annual bonus payment, which includes a $250 gift card, with the payments welcomed by the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), who had been calling on Bunnings to pay an essential workers payment in recognition of their work under the pandemic‘s difficult conditions.

“This year our team has dealt with a number of challenges with the devastating effects of drought, bushfires and floods in Australia, and on both sides of the Tasman, we’ve dealt with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Mr Schneider said.

“Our teams have worked incredibly hard to keep our stores open and safe for everyone.

“We‘re thanking our team for their truly incredible effort, and will reward them in the best way possible, and we wanted to do this as early as we could after the end of financial year.”

Originally published as Coronavirus: Bunnings staff to be rewarded with $1000 ‘essential workers’ bonus