Amazon will hire up to 75,000 new employees

Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) will hire 75,000 people in its transportation and fulfillment centers to meet growing customer demand. The company will recruit new employees for its locations in Wisconsin, Washington, Arizona, Georgia, Colorado, California, Maryland, Kentucky, New Jersey, Minnesota, Michigan, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Illinois. The e-commerce giant plans to hire multiple employees at its warehouses to serve customers during the pandemic. The company hired more than 400,000 workers as customer demand for products increased. With this new hiring orgy, the company now employs more than 1 million people. Amazon workers are paid an hourly wage of $ 17 and are also entitled to a $ 1,000 sign-up bonus. The company is also offering employees who have already been vaccinated a $ 100 incentive to protect themselves from the coronavirus. Walmart has more than 2 million employees on its list. Amazon ranks second with just over 1 million employees. Amazon plans to hire 10,000 new employees in the UK by the end of this year to keep up with growing online shopping. With the inauguration of four new warehouses and a parcel center, the workforce in the UK will increase to 55,000. The company will spend more than £ 10 million in three years to train 5,000 employees. Amazon has also received complaints over the past few years about the mistreatment of workers at its fulfillment centers. The company forces its employees to be on their feet for a long time and also to work under unsustainable conditions. The drivers said they had to skip going to the bathroom to get the packages to customers on time. They are forced to urinate in plastic bottles while serving customers. Amazon also blocked organizing at one of its fulfillment centers in April 2021. You planned to join the RWDSU or Department Store / Wholesale / Retail Union but do not have the required votes. Amazon dismissed the employees' allegations, saying it offers an initial $ 15 hourly wage as well as health benefits. In his letter to investors, Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, said the company had a lot more to do for its employees. He said the company has a healthy relationship with its employees.