Companies tout tuition assistance as another tool to attract workers

Shaquille O'Neal
Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal was part of a recent campaign in Atlanta, promoting Papa Johns' "Dough & Degrees" program. (Emil Moffatt/WABE)

The competition for hourly employees continues to be fierce in today’s economy.

And a few companies with headquarters in Metro Atlanta have programs to pay for college as a way to recruit workers.

Papa Johns’ “Dough and Degrees” program pays for workers to earn online college degrees while working.