Apple ups benefits for retail workers in tightening labour market

An employee cleans Apple iPhones at a store in San Francisco, California, US. The company is making changes for both full-time and part-time employees. — Bloomberg

Apple Inc plans to significantly increase its benefits for US retail store workers as it grapples with a tightening labor market and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The company, which operates around 270 stores in the US, is making changes for both full-time and part-time employees, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the move hasn’t been announced publicly.