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Chipotle is not willing to let good burrito-bowl-making behavior go unnoticed or unrewarded. The Mexican grill is on a mission to stay relevant and gain new employees through its new cash bonus incentive program, according to <a href="https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/chipotle-pays-700k-cash-bonuses-employees-135-restaurants?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=chipotles-new-incentive-program-makes-employees-go-cha-ching-2710713" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Nation&rsquo;s Restaurant News</a>.

Employees working at one of the 135 participating locations will qualify for Chipotle&rsquo;s new quarterly cash incentive program. In exchange for helping the fast casual chain meet sales goals, employees will be rewarded with an extra week&rsquo;s worth of pay. According to NRN, Chipotle has paid a whopping amount of $700,000 to more than 2,600 hourly workers.

&ldquo;The all-crew bonus reinforced the sense of pride and passion for what we do and how we do it,&rdquo; Chipotle general manager Angel Zuniga said in the article. &ldquo;From mashing avocados to servicing the line, everyone is focused on working together to provide the best possible guest experience.&rdquo;

This incentive was brought about in Chipotle&rsquo;s strategy to improve turnover. According to the restaurant&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.chipotle.com/about-us/sustainability?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=chipotles-new-incentive-program-makes-employees-go-cha-ching-2710713" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Sustainability Report</a>, Chipotle&rsquo;s annual turnover rate in 2018 was 144.9%, which is a 15.8% decrease from 2017. So, the quick service chain hopes this incentive will further improve its numbers and result in a even less turnover in 2019.

If this new cash bonus incentive doesn&rsquo;t rake in more diligent and kickass employees for Chipotle, then who knows what will?!

To view the full article, <a href="https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/chipotle-pays-700k-cash-bonuses-employees-135-restaurants?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=chipotles-new-incentive-program-makes-employees-go-cha-ching-2710713" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">click here</a>.

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