Amazon to Hire 100,000 Workers as Online Orders Surge on Virus Worries
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to tackle a surge in online orders, as consumers shop heavily fearing the spread of the coronavirus outbreak…
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to tackle a surge in online orders, as consumers shop heavily fearing the spread of the Coronavirus Outbreak.
Amazon said it would invest over $350 million to raise the pays for these employees in the U.S. and Canada by $2 an hour, 2 pounds in the UK and about 2 euros in the European Union.
It currently pays $15 an hour for workers in its U.S. fulfillment centers.
(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)