US EditionAmazon adding 250,000 workers for the holidays and bumping average pay
- Amazon plans to hire 250,000 workers for the holiday shopping season, a 67% increase compared to the past two years. This comes after the company added 50 new fulfillment centers, delivery stations, and same-day delivery options in the US.
- While other retailers like Macy's and Walmart are hiring fewer people due to reduced consumer spending, Target will hire 100,000 employees for the holiday season, maintaining the same number as last year. It also plans to offer discounts starting in October.
- In contrast to its layoffs in other departments earlier this year, Amazon's seasonal workers will receive sign-on bonuses between $1,000 and $3,000 in select locations, along with hourly rates ranging from $17 to $28. The company will invest $1.3 billion in pay increases for fulfillment and transportation workers.
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Amazon plans to hire 250,000 workers for the Christmas season
Amazon said Tuesday that it will hire 250,000 full and part-time workers for the holiday season, an increase of 67% compared to last year. Target separately announced that it will add nearly 100,000 seasonal positions during the holidays, the same number as last year. The announcement by the two companies follows news from Macy's Inc. on Monday that it will add more than 38,000 seasonal full and part-time employees at its Macy's, Bloomingdale's …
Amazon plans to hire 250,000 workers for holiday season. Target says it will add nearly 100,000
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said on Tuesday that it will hire 250,000 full and part-time workers for the holiday season, a 67% jump compared to last year. The company wrote in a blog post that it will also raise the average pay for warehouse and transportation roles from $19 to over $20.50 per hour. The company noted more jobs are available because it opened over 50 new fulfillment centers, delivery stations and sa…
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