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This benefit helps cover the cost of doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, and preventive services.
What is health insurance?
Every team member receives me 6 times per year for a full 8 hour day.
What is holiday pay?
This mythical Irish character is said to hide a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
What is a leprechaun?
My base is a team member's annual salary multiplied by their target rate.
What is MIP?
This payroll document shows gross pay, deductions, and net pay for a specific pay period.
What is a pay stub (or earnings statement)?
This three‑leaf plant is a symbol of Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day.
What is a shamrock?
Grainger automatically contributes this percentage of pay each pay period to eligible employees’ Retirement Savings Plan.
What is 6%?
I am paid in addition to a team member's base pay and at a rate of 1.5x base pay.
What is overtime?
Contrary to popular belief, St. Patrick was not Irish by birth — he was born in this region.
What is Britian?
I am earned on a bi-weekly basis and team members love me because I pay you even when you're not working.
What is PTO?
This term refers to pay that is earned but not yet paid at the end of a reporting period.
What is accrued payroll?
Before green became the dominant St. Patrick’s Day color, this color was historically associated with St. Patrick’s Day.
What is blue?
Chicago’s famous tradition of dyeing its river green for St. Patrick’s Day began in this year.
What is 1962?