One month after the company declared a sale ending 80-plus years of family ownership, Foster Farms announced Thursday its entry-level team members at the Livingston-based plant are getting a wage increase. A company news release stated effective this week, Foster Farms increased the entry level rate for its Livingston area team members to $20 an hour. The previous entry level hourly rate was $16.05, according to Foster Farms.
“This challenging economy and our commitment to take care of our valued team members requires us to not only be competitive in our industry, but also within the communities in which we operate from a wages and benefits perspective,” Chief Human Resources Officer Arturo Towns said in the release. “This is an important first step in building a culture nobody wants to walk away from.”
Foster Farms is also reviewing its vacation policy so employees can accumulate vacation time earlier and have paid time off to take care of personal or family matters, the release said.
