City Of Salem: Salem Launches Employee Incentive Program

Press release from the City of Salem:

January 21, 2022

The City of Salem has launched a new round of its Employee Incentive Program, this time focusing on supporting hiring and retaining front-line workers in those businesses covered by the Board of Health’s December 22, 2021, order requiring proof of vaccination for public entry.

The program will provide $500 per qualifying employee. Qualifying employees must be in an eligible type of work for a business subject to the proof of vaccination order. They must be on the payroll of the business any time between January 15, 2022, and February 4, 2022, and must remain employed at the business for at least six consecutive weeks working at least 30 total hours over the course of the six weeks.

For a list of eligible types of work and covered categories of business, additional program requirements, and the link to apply, please visit www.salem.com/incentive. Applications must be submitted before noon on Monday, February 7, 2022.

“I encourage every eligible business to apply for this financial support program for their qualifying employees,” said Mayor Kim Driscoll. “We are all working hard to keep our community safe and our small businesses open and strong. As a City, we have stepped up for our small businesses throughout this pandemic, provisioning large quantities of free protective equipment, free rapid tests for frontline workers, direct financial help, technical assistance with everything from air handling equipment to navigating federal relief programs. While we have had a net gain in businesses over the course of the pandemic, that doesn’t mean it has been easy for those who have held on. We all want Salem’s vibrant small businesses to stay safe, open, and strong, and the employee incentive program is one more tool at our disposal to help make that happen.”

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