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Amazon to hire more employees ...Amazon to hire more employees ahead of the holiday season
The Silicon Review
07 October, 2022
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The Silicon Review Team
Amazon also raised its average hourly pay to more than $19
The retail giant, Amazon, plans to hire 150,000 employees in the United States ahead of the holiday season. The employees will be hired for various roles ranging from part-time, seasonal and full-time. The new roles are for picking, sorting, shipping and packing the orders received. The company which is the world’s largest online retailer hired the same number of workers last year September. The workers will be eligible for a sign-on bonus of almost $3,000 in some locations. Amazon also raised its average hourly pay to more than $19 in comparison to the $18 offered last year. The wage hike is expected to help the company retain and attract workers in a tightening U.S. labor market as the peak season for gifting approaches.
Target Corp is planning to hire up to 100,000 seasonal workers, while its rival Walmart Inc. is looking to add 40,000 workers in seasonal and full-time roles. Although the retailers, already grappling with billions of dollars’ worth of unsold stock, have taken a more cautious view of this year's holiday season as consumers facing decades-high inflation cut back on discretionary spending.
