Back up day care plus#

Starbucks is partnering with, a digital platform that connects caregivers with people who need them, to implement the benefit.Įmployees can choose to pay $1 an hour for in-home care of children or adults or $5 a day for each child at a center.

works with companies like Twitter ( TWTR) and Facebook ( FB) on their employee care benefits. Marcelo added that she’s been “really surprised” by how many companies have added care benefits over the past year. Because of that, care benefits help improve productivity at work, she said. “It’s hard for employees to actually focus on work if their families aren’t cared for,” said Sheila Marcelo, CEO of. It says it is among the largest retailers in the United States to offer the benefit.

Starbucks noted that 2 million working parents quit their jobs in 2016 because of child care, according to the National Survey of Children’s Health. The new care policy “is the final piece of the puzzle,” said Ron Crawford, vice president of benefits at Starbucks. Starbucks also announced higher wages and paid parental leave for up to six weeks, including for non-birth parents.

Back up day care plus#

At the time, the company said that it was giving all baristas sick leave plus $500 in stock grants ($2000 for store managers).

Starbucks ( SBUX) announced an expansive new set of benefits in January. The company announced on Tuesday that it will provide workers with ten subsidized backup care days for children or adults. Starbucks is sweetening the pot for employees with a new family care benefit.