Apple to pay bonuses of up to $1,000 to store employees - Bloomberg News

(Reuters) - Apple Inc will pay one-time bonuses of as much as $1,000 to store employees next month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The company will give out $1,000 to retail staff hired before Mar. 31, while those who joined later will get $500, the report said.

New employees for the holiday shopping season will receive $200 and bonuses will also be handed out to AppleCare and online sales staff, the report added.

Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The company's retail chief told Reuters in June that Apple was expanding its retail operations, betting that a combination of strategies develope
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(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri and Anil D'Silva)