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Demovictory9

(32,456 posts)
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 03:18 AM Nov 2021

A new recruitment tool for employers -- paying workers every day, moments after shift ends [View all]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paid-daily-wages-taco-bell-worker-shortage/

Struggling to attract workers as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, major companies are dangling an uncommon benefit to lure job candidates: a chance to get paid every day.


Dozens of employers — including fast-food chains Arby's, Wendy's, Jimmy John's and Taco Bell as well as retailers Big Lots, Dollar Tree and Kroger— are now giving employees the option to withdraw money from their paychecks moments after finishing their shift by using smartphone apps like Branch or DailyPay.

"Usually people aren't taking out $100 to go to the bar at night," DailyPay Chief Marketing Officer Jeanniey Walden told CBS MoneyWatch. "They're taking out, for example, $37.10 because they have a light bill that they forgot to pay."

Such apps are essentially software add-ons to existing payroll systems like ADP. Employees can download the app on their iPhone or Android device and log in using a company-provided email or phone number. The app shows workers by the hour how much cash they're earning as their shift progresses throughout the work day and allows them to transfer their wages to a connected bank account with the touch of a button.
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i would like to be paid daily
0 (0%)
daily pay is too often, prefer weekly pay
3 (43%)
prefer twice per month
1 (14%)
prefer once per month
3 (43%)
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