Our Benefits
Rewarding our associates.
Publix recognizes that our associates are the key to delivering the premier customer service that distinguishes our company from the competition. That's why we take pride in rewarding our associates for their dedication. Below are benefits offered to Publix associates.
Core Benefits For All Eligible Associates
- Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost to them
- An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
- Annual holiday cash bonus
- Premium pay for hourly associates who work Sundays and Publix-paid holidays
- All hourly associates are paid weekly
- Quarterly retail bonus for store associates
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Group health plan (with prescription benefits)
- Group dental plan
- Group vision plan
- Paycheck direct deposit option
- Credit union
- Tuition reimbursement
- Service awards
- Employee assistance program
- Tremendous opportunities for advancement
- Opportunity to participate annually in a survey to let management know your opinion on a wide range of workplace quality issues
Additional Benefits for Eligible Full-Time Associates
- Vacation pay
- 6 paid holidays
- Sick pay
- Company-paid life insurance (with accidental death and dismemberment benefits)
- Bereavement pay
- Jury duty pay
- Long-term disability plan
- Holiday exchange (select another day off when you work a holiday)
Other Financial Assistance
- Scholarships and loans for pharmacy students
- Tuition reimbursement and tuition assistance for interns from certified culinary schools
Training Opportunities
- Job Class Training provides every store associate with structured on-the-job training, including classroom training, and a reference library.
- Leadership Training provides instruction for associates new to store management, as well as distribution center and manufacturing plant management.
- New managers in our stores attend courses on operational excellence, food safety, store accounting, first aid and blood-borne pathogens, fundamentals of labor scheduling, and developing cultural competence.
- Quality Improvement Training offers ongoing development for Store Managers and Assistant Store Managers.
- Assistant Store Managers also rotate through all store departments to prepare for the Store Manager position.
- Staffing instruction is provided to store Department Managers.
- Non-store associates are offered courses in communication, task management, structured writing, developing culture competence, quality improvement, food safety, and first aid and blood borne pathogens.
More courses are under development.
Other Benefits
- Free parking
- Free hot lunches (buffet-style) for Corporate, Manufacturing, and Distribution associates who work at facilities that have a cafeteria
- Business casual attire at most non-store locations
- Discounts on goods and services, including computers, dinner attractions, electronics, home mortgages, hotels, movies, tax preparation, theme parks and travel
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