News & Updates

Prevea will be here on April 23 to give either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. To make sign up as easy as possible, you can now sign up at the front desk.

 2 shots (fully vaccinated) gives you 90% protection against COVID-19 and 1 shot (partially vaccinated) gives you 80% protection (2 weeks after the shot)

Please fill out the following to indicate interest in vaccination: https://tinyurl.com/vaxlist

Hourly partners will be reimbursed $80 for their time spent getting vaccinated.

Our workforce is now eligible for for vaccination in Phase 1b.

Salm Partners will continue to require face coverings on our grounds no matter what happens to the state mandate, as recommended by the CDC.

Yesterday, the State of Wisconsin officially announced food production workers are in the next vaccine rollout phase (Phase 1b). The expected start date for Phase 1b is around March 1^st. This date may move based on vaccine availability, but it is only 33 days away!

This letter is to update you on the current state of COVID-19 vaccines and when we may have access to them.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Partners!

• All COVID-19 results from last week are in
• Since April, we have administered 3,113 tests and our stopping the spread of COVID-19 in our walls
• Northeast Wisconsin has some of the highest rate of infection in the country
• How to protect each other: wear a face mask, social distance, wash hands, and stay home when sick

• Happy Fourth of July!
• A Message from the Brown County Health Department
• Testing schedule for next week

This memo is two update you on two topics:

1. Outside the building mask policy
2. Testing reminder

This memo is to update you on three topics:

1. COVID-19 Pay and Attendance Policies
2. COVID-19 Testing at Salm
3. Health Care Provider COVID-19 Test Sites

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This memo is to update you on two topics:

1. Testing for shifts 1, 2, B, and C next week
2. Brown County’s “Safer at Home” order

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This note is to update you on two topics:

1. Updates to our return to work policy
2. 3^rd shift COVID-19 testing on Wednesday 5:00AM – 7:30AM

1. Thank you to our partners!
2. COVID-19 testing tomorrow 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
3. Extension of $3 / hour Premium Pay through 5/30
4. COVID-19 audit results

I’m sending you the results of our coronavirus testing and the good news is we have some of the lowest rates of coronavirus in our industry and region.

Salm Partners has received results for the free, voluntary COVID-19 testing provide to all employees. Over a period of several days employees were tested at two Denmark facilities. Testing was arranged and procured by Salm Partners and executed with support from Brown County Health.

This note is to update you on:

1. Additional COVID-19 testing tomorrow 12:00 PM (noon) until 2:00 PM
2. Updated list of COVID-19 symptoms from the CDC
3. A new location on our web page showing our response to COVID-19

Today, all partners of Salm Partners will have the option for voluntary, free COVID-19 testing at the company’s Denmark location.  Salm Partners is not being required to provide testing; it is a proactive measure to ensure the safety and good health of all partners.

Salm Partners will be offering voluntary COVID-19 testing to all partners free of charge Friday April 24th.  Hourly partners will receive an extra hour of straight time pay as a thank you for taking the test.

Salm Partners has issued a press release regarding partners who have contracted COVID-19 and we are working to provide voluntary testing to all partners

Brown County Health officials have identified employees of Salm Partners as testing positive for COVID-19. Out of the 500 individuals employed at the plant’s Denmark facility, 10 full time employees have been diagnosed with the coronavirus over the last three weeks. None have been confirmed as contracting the virus while at work and these individuals have been on paid leave since they felt ill from symptoms.

Masks will be provided at the beginning of each shift, please proactively increase social distancing in the plant, and stay home if you are sick.

• Face covers are required for all partners
• All partners will enter through the 590 partner entrance.

We would like to update you on incentive pay, the entrance/exit process during shift change, and 3 buses now running per shift for our Salm Partners jobs in Denmark, Wisconsin.

A heartfelt thank you from Vice President Pence to our food supply workers. "Some of the most important people are working in food supply." 

I hope this finds you and your family safe and healthy. These are challenging times for everyone, as no family is immune from the health and financial impact of this crisis. I want to update you on how Salm Partners is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CDC now recommends wearing cloth face masks

Salm Partners is rolling out two policies next week:  COVID-19 Hourly Paid Leave Policy and Salm Partners Resilience Bonus

The COVID-19 Return to Work Self-Assessment form has been created to help you figure out when you can return after experiencing COIVD-19 symptoms.

On-site physical training will be temporarily suspended.  We are looking to set up access to the clinic and virtual appointments during the suspension.

The "Safer at Home" order is effective tomorrow but you can still travel to/from work.  Partner sales will be temporarily suspended.

Steps that are being taken to strengthen our resilience to COVID-19 and carried over paid time off (PTO) won't expire until Dec 31, 2020

All partners should carry this Travel Authorization letter saying that they are essential workers and not subject to travel restrictions.

Updated Return to Work and Attendance policies

An update on your place in America's critical infrastructure, COVID-19 in Brown County, and employment opportunities at Salm Partners

A letter to all our partners on the COVID-19 situation.

Our team at Salm Partners in Denmark, Wisconsin, conducted a wage study and were able to increase the minimum wage for our food production job positions to stay competitive with industry standards.

Our team at Salm Partners conducted another wage study to stay competitive with potential partners' current needs within the food production industry. We re-evaluated the existing minimum pay for the palletizers, production worker, and machine operator positions and established another pay increase.