The minimum starting pay for full-time, core operations employees will now be $20 an hour, an increase of $1 an hour for qualifying workers, according to Amazon. The move bumps the company’s average hourly wage to almost $24 an hour.
Amazon would not do this unless it was difficult for them to source and retain this labor, therefore it is interesting labor market signal. Potentially to put off further union organizing.
The company's minimum level of $15 an hour for all hourly workers in the US remains unchanged. For jobs in Amazon's customer fulfillment and transportation groups, the starting pay will increase to $16 an hour, a spokesperson said Wednesday in an email.
Amazon would not do this unless it was difficult for them to source and retain this labor, therefore it is interesting labor market signal. Potentially to put off further union organizing.
Amazon Raises Hourly Wages at Cost of Almost $1 Billion a Year - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33022213 - September 2022 (3 comments)
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