Whole Foods Cutting Medical Benefits To Part-Time Workers: Report

PARAMUS, NJ – Part-time workers at Whole Foods supermarkets will no longer receive medical benefits as of Jan. 1, 2020, according to a report.

The national grocery chain, which is owned by multibillion-dollar corporation Amazon, is cutting healthcare coverage options for employees who work at least 20 hours a week, Business Insider reported.

The change will affect about about 1,900 employees, which is about 2% of the total workforce at its 483 stores across the country, the report said.

Locally, there are stores in Closter, Edgewater, Paramus and Ridgewood.

Whole Foods made the decision “to better meet the needs of our business and create a more equitable and efficient scheduling model" and will provide affected workers “with resources to find alternative healthcare coverage options” or to “explore full-time, healthcare eligible positions starting at 30 hours per week” with the chain.

Part-time workers are still going to receive some job perks – such as a 20% in-store discount, the report said.