Dollar General Announces Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance Benefit
Thu, 08 Mar 2018
Benefits will be available to all eligible full-time and part-time
employees
Birth mothers to receive a total of eight weeks of paid leave
All other parents to receive two weeks of paid parental leave
Adoption benefit provides up to $4,000 in financial assistance
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
In keeping with its mission of Serving Others and
operating priority to invest in its people as a competitive advantage,
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) today announced a new paid parental leave
policy and adoption assistance benefit. Effective April 1, 2018, these
new benefits will be available for qualifying events to all eligible
full-time and part-time employees throughout the Company’s more than
14,000 retail locations, 15 distribution centers and the corporate
offices.
“Through these additional benefits, Dollar General is building on its
mission of Serving Others and its operating priority to
invest in its people as a competitive advantage,” said Todd Vasos,
Dollar General’s chief executive officer. “The paid parental leave and
adoption assistance benefits will support our employees and their
families with financial assistance during the exciting time of welcoming
a child.”
As of April 1, Dollar General’s parental leave policy will provide
employees two weeks of paid time off for qualifying parental leave.
Birth mothers will receive eight weeks of paid time off comprised of two
weeks of qualifying paid parental leave and an additional six weeks of
qualifying paid maternity leave. Additionally, the Company will now
provide employees up to $4,000 in adoption assistance. Benefits are
subject to employees meeting certain requirements, including eligibility
requirements.
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or via email at dgpr@dollargeneral.com.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for
over 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money.
Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and
replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning
supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low
prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated
14,321 stores in 44 states as of November 3, 2017. In addition to high
quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from America’s
most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble,
Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg’s,
General Mills, and PepsiCo. For more information on Dollar General,
please visit www.dollargeneral.com.
