Whole Foods, an Amazon-owned company, eliminates the medical benefits of part-time workers: report

Some Whole Foods workers will lose their medical benefits.

The grocery chain owned by Amazon reduces the benefits for part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week, reported Business Insider.

The cuts will affect less than 2% of Whole Foods' workforce, according to the report. Nearly 1,900 employees will no longer be able to subscribe to medical coverage through the company from January.

Whole Foods has 483 stores in the United States and employs approximately 95,000 people.

Full-time employees will not be affected by this chance, according to the report.

The facade of the North Miami Whole Foods Market at night. Whole Foods is an American supermarket chain specializing in natural and organic foods. It opened on September 20, 1980 in Austin, Texas, its current headquarters. It belongs to Amazon.com

A spokesperson for Whole Foods told Business Insider that the company is making the change "to better meet the needs of our business and create a more equitable and efficient planning model."

Whole Foods has made many changes since it was purchased by Amazon in 2017. It cut prices in April in an effort to rid itself of its expensive image, FOX Business reported. However, a recent survey of businesses revealed that most millennials are willing to spend more money at the grocery store if it allows them to get high quality food.

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