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Companies Step Up for Front Line Staff

A number of companies are stepping up to pay their front line staff more, during the ongoing crisis people like cashiers at grocery stores that in many cases are earning not much more than minimum wage but their services are needed more than ever.

Also today, Maple Leaf foods announced its including a weekly bonus for its hourly staff and funding a personal support program to help front line health providers during the crisis.

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