Pharmacy chain Walgreens announced it will increase the starting hourly wage for all employees to $15 an hour, taking effect in phases beginning in October, expecting to fully implement it by Nov. 1, 2022. The pay raise will apply to Puerto Rico employees across Walgreens’ 106 stores, Eileen Ortega, director of operations for Walgreens Puerto […]
In what may count as another hint pointing toward an economic improvement on the island, local companies are giving their employees salary hikes of between 2.9 percent and 3.1 percent this year, a study released Thursday by the Society of Human Resources Management showed.