- Amazon to increase the realization and means of transport of the averages to $ 23 / hour
- Health care plans to drop by 34%, compared to $ 5 per week for the entry -level plan
- Free training, retirement economy and parental leave also also offered
Amazon said that it would increase the standard of living of US realization and transport employees in a huge investment of $ 1 billion to increase wages.
The average salary between these two types of roles will increase to more than $ 23 an hour, with total compensation (including benefits) exceeding $ 30 an hour.
This means that full -time employees will see an average annual compensation increase of $ 1,600, long -standing employees obtaining an additional $ 1.10 to $ 1.90 an hour.
Amazon increases wages through the United States
This occurs because long -term employees with more than three years of service have already experienced 35% salary growth.
But Amazon is not only determined to increase wages – it will also make health care more accessible to its workers, removing the entry -level health plan at $ 5 per week with $ 5 Copays, marking a 34% drop in weekly contributions and a very welcome drop of 87% of copays.
“Small changes such as flexible time facilitating more important updates such as expansion of education programs or updating health care cover options, we listen to and work constantly to continue to improve, every day, together,” shared Amazon Worldwide Operations SDDIT Madan.
The company will also offer health care to full -time workers on the first day, with 100% free tuition fees on learning opportunities for 475 partners also offered. Among the other work advantages for the company, let us quote the company 401 (K) Match for the purchase of retrimation, flexible leave, paid parental leave and 24/7 support in mental health.
The federal minimum wage remains a very low $ 7.25 / hour, making Amazon a large part of local savings and communities.
However, the company is not without drawbacks and, in 2024, workers of seven American establishments intervened during the season of advanced holidays after omitting to negotiate contracts and an alleged treatment of unfair workers.
