Instacart will give shoppers $25 when they take time off to get the coronavirus vaccine
Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Instacart will give its shoppers - the workers who pick and fill grocery store orders for customers - a $25 stipend for the time they take off to get a coronavirus vaccine, the company announced Thursday.
Beginning February 1st, any full-service Instacart shopper in North America who has shopped at least five batches - which can include one or more customer orders - in the past 30 days and can also verify they have received a vaccine will be eligible. Shift leads and in-store shoppers who are actively employed when they receive the vaccine will be eligible as well.
The company says the $25 is intended to provide shoppers with financial assistance as they take time away from shopping. Full-service shoppers are independent contractors...