Home Bargains has pledged a £30m fund to support its staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The budget-friendly retailer has announced it will be financially supporting staff who may need to self-isolate during the outbreak.
Sharing the news on its official Twitter page, a statement reads: “Thank you for your amazing work during this unprecedented time.
“We want you to feel secure during this turbulent period, so we have created a £30million Coronavirus Fund to financially support you during the outbreak.
“This will include paying staff that need to self-isolate for up to two weeks by maintaining their pay during this period, and to support team members in high risk groups that need to isolate for longer periods.
“If staff do not need to self-isolate between now and December they will be paid two weeks’ extra salary, so they do not miss out.”
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Staff are advised to check the retailer’s staff portal to check whether they are eligible.
In a second message to its customers, Home Bargains said “dedicated staff” are “working round the clock” to keep stores open.
The popular store went on to say it is limiting the number of some products customers can buy and will be prioritising “vulnerable customers” in the first hour of its opening times.
The store finished its announcement with: “Thank you everyone for your support and patience.
“We will get through this together.”
