E-commerce giant Amazon plans to hire 125,000 people at a salary of $18 an hour.
Amazon said Tuesday it plans to fill 125,000 jobs nationwide. The company said the jobs, which include warehouse and delivery positions, will pay an average of $18 an hour. The COVID-19 pandemic has created new conditions. With people turning to online shopping, e-commerce companies are looking for new staff to meet demand.
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Earlier this month, Amazon announced it was hiring 40,000 people for office and tech positions. Since the pandemic began, the company says it has hired 450,000 workers nationwide.
While Amazon's starting pay for workers is $15 an hour, the company said it will offer bonuses in some locations. Some positions could pay as much as $22.50 an hour.
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This year, Amazon said it has opened more than 250 new warehouses, airport hubs and facilities in the US, and plans to open 100 more facilities by September.
Dozens of companies from Walmart to Target have begun offering incentives like higher wages, bonuses and educational benefits to employees to help them stay on their payroll. All of this to help them cope with the conditions created by COVID-19. Amazon is no different. Last week, the e-commerce company said it would cover the costof college tuition for 750,000 employees starting in January 2022 after completing three months of work.
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A few words about Amazon
Amazon is an American multinational conglomerate focused on e-commerce, but also in other areas such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence. It belongs to the so-called Big Five companies in the United States, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook. It was founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994. It began as an online book market but expanded to sell electronics, software, video games, toys, clothing, furniture and food. Today, it is one of the largest companies in the world.
Source: CNBC
