Following worker complaints, Apple will increase benefits for retail employees

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Author: Jay Peters

The new benefits go into place in April. | Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Apple is increasing its time off benefits for full- and part-time retail employees, according to a new Bloomberg report and information separately shared by a source to The Verge.

The company will introduce the following new benefits starting April 4th, Bloomberg reports:

Doubling paid sick days for both full-time and part-time workers. The days can be used for mental health leave and taking family members to the doctor. This change will give full-time workers 12 paid sick days, instead of six.

Workers will receive more annual vacation days, beginning at three years of employment instead of five.

Part-time employees will now get as many as six paid vacation days for the first time. Another first: They’ll get paid parental leave. That...

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