Amazon To Hire 100,000 Workers To Meet 'Surge In Demand'
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon To Hire 100,000 Workers To Meet 'Surge In Demand'

NPR  

Amazon To Hire 100,000 Workers To Meet 'Surge In Demand' Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Amazon says it plans to hire 100,000 new workers for warehouses and delivery service in the U.S. as more people turn to online shopping for supplies as they're isolated at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Those positions include both full- and part-time jobs "to meet the surge in demand from people relying on Amazon's service during this stressful time," particularly those most vulnerable to being out in public, Amazon executive Dave Clark wrote in a blog post on Monday. Monday's announcement invited laid-off and furloughed workers to join Amazon delivery and warehouse ranks "until things return to normal and their past employer is able to bring them back." In an online petition, some workers said the measures fell short, demanding paid sick leave for people without access to testing and diagnosis — as well as longer paid sick leave for those who are older 0r immunodeficient.

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Amazon Delays Return-to-Office Mandate Due to Insufficient Workspace
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Amazon Delays Return-to-Office Mandate Due to Insufficient Workspace

Deccan Chronicle  

In a surprising turn of events, Amazon has decided to delay its return-to-office mandate for a significant portion of its workforce in the United States. The Reason Behind the Delay In September, Amazon made headlines when it announced plans to bring employees back to the office at least three days a week, starting on January 2, 2024. Amazon’s return-to-office policy, …

Amazon workers blasted for throwing Christmas into chaos for striking
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Amazon workers blasted for throwing Christmas into chaos for striking

Daily Mail  

Furious shoppers have blasted Amazon workers for throwing the holidays into chaos by launching the 'largest-ever' strike against the online retailer just six days before Christmas. Amazon workers at the other facilities are 'prepared to join,' the union said, noting that Teamsters local unions are also putting up picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide. The International Brotherhood …

Amazon workers fume at tech giant for scrapping remote work
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon workers fume at tech giant for scrapping remote work

The Independent  

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Amazon boss tells staff they must return to office five days a week
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon boss tells staff they must return to office five days a week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon has said all its …

Amazon's New Directive: Employees To Work In Office 5 Days A Week From 2025
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon's New Directive: Employees To Work In Office 5 Days A Week From 2025

ABP News  

Starting next year, Amazon.com will implement a new policy requiring employees to work in company offices five days a week, a shift from the previously mandated three-day in-office schedule. Moreover, employees who frequently failed to adhere to the existing three-day office mandate were told they were "voluntarily resigning" and were subsequently locked out of Amazon's systems. Last May, employees at …

'A Race Against Time': Inside Amazon Warehouse, Workers Are Always on the Move
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'A Race Against Time': Inside Amazon Warehouse, Workers Are Always on the Move

The Quint  

Amazon, meanwhile, told The Quint that all fulfilment centres had dedicated facilities for first-aid care. However, the workers claimed that if they fell sick, their managers would give them electrolytes and a Dolo-650 tablet and would be asked to resume work within 10 minutes. "Sometimes I wonder if something happens to me, they won't let me go out until I …

Amazon repays $1.9 million to workers in Saudi Arabia over unlawful fees
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Amazon repays $1.9 million to workers in Saudi Arabia over unlawful fees

Hindustan Times  

Online retailer Amazon said Friday it had paid $1.9 million to more than 700 contracted workers in Saudi Arabia as reimbursements for unlawful recruitment fees, among other alleged violations. "We found instances where contracted workers were required to pay fees, including recruitment fees and other costs" by Saudi recruitment agents and labour supply companies, Amazon said in a statement posted …

Cyber Monday: Amazon reaches agreement with Spanish workers over walkouts
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyber Monday: Amazon reaches agreement with Spanish workers over walkouts

Hindustan Times  

Amazon reached an agreement with most of its workers in Spain on Monday, avoiding the full impact of a planned one-hour strike per shift on one of the busiest online shopping days of the year, according to local union group CCOO and the company. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Around 20,000 warehouse and delivery workers at Amazon's Spanish unit had been urged …

Pain, exhaustion rampant among Amazon warehouse workers, study says
1 year, 2 months ago

Pain, exhaustion rampant among Amazon warehouse workers, study says

LA Times  

A truck arrives at an Amazon warehouse in the Staten Island borough of New York. The data suggest “injury and pain at Amazon are far more widespread” than previously known, said Beth Gutelius, research director at the center and a leading expert on logistics and warehouse work. Amazon spokesperson Maureen Lynch Vogel said the report was “not a ‘study’ — …

Amazon chief Andy Jassy warns reluctant employees to work from office thrice a week
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon chief Andy Jassy warns reluctant employees to work from office thrice a week

The Hindu  

Amazon chief Andy Jassy has ordered reluctant employees to come work from office, saying that staff would work on-site at least three days a week and that the situation would likely not “work out” for employees who could not commit to the decision even if they disagreed with it. In a blog post on February 17, Jassy had said Amazon …

Amazon mandates employee relocation for three days of in-office work weekly
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon mandates employee relocation for three days of in-office work weekly

India TV News  

Amazon is implementing changes to its employee work arrangements, requiring some corporate workers to be present in the office for three days each week. An Amazon spokesperson stated that working together in the office for at least three days per week has resulted in increased energy and improved collaboration among teams and nearby businesses. In May, Amazon asked most of …

Amazon worker injuries dip last year, but higher than 2020
1 year, 8 months ago

Amazon worker injuries dip last year, but higher than 2020

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon’s total injury rate for warehouse workers took a dip last year, but injuries were still worse than they were in 2020, according to an analysis released Wednesday by a coalition of labor unions. The report, which was compiled by the Strategic Organizing Center and examines data Amazon has submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, …

Amazon layoffs continue, now 100 employees from its video games unit fired
1 year, 9 months ago

Amazon layoffs continue, now 100 employees from its video games unit fired

Live Mint  

The news comes weeks after Amazon announced a second round of mass layoffs. Layoffs continued at Amazon this week with 100 employees from the company's video games unit losing their jobs. The news comes weeks after Amazon announced a second round of mass layoffs, piling on to a wave of job cuts that has swept the technology sector as a …

Amazon asks corporate staff to be in offices 3 days a week
1 year, 10 months ago

Amazon asks corporate staff to be in offices 3 days a week

The Hindu  

Amazon will require its corporate employees to return to the office at least three days a week. Last month, Starbucks told its corporate employees to plan to work from the office three days a week. And Walmart said this week that it would require its tech teams to plan regular in-office work days. “I’m also optimistic that this shift will …

Amazon to lay off staff in U.S., Canada, Costa Rica by end of day
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon to lay off staff in U.S., Canada, Costa Rica by end of day

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc. will cut some jobs in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica by the end of Wednesday as part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters. The layoffs are the latest in the U.S. technology sector, with companies cutting their bloated workforce and slashing costs …

After India, Amazon to layoff employees in THESE countries
1 year, 11 months ago

After India, Amazon to layoff employees in THESE countries

India TV News  

Amazon layoffs: As part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant Amazon will cut some jobs by the end of Wednesday in various countries including the United States, Canada and Costa Rica, reports said. Amazon.com Chief Executive Andy Jassy stated earlier this month that the e-commerce and human resources divisions would be most affected by the …

Amazon begins another round of layoffs, 18,000 employees to be affected
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon begins another round of layoffs, 18,000 employees to be affected

India TV News  

Amazon Inc. has begun another round of layoffs after it fired around 2,300 employees in November 2022. Earlier this month, Amazon confirmed the layoffs and their massive scale, saying that including the ones from last year, Wednesday's round, and potential additional cuts in 2023, they would affect 18,000 employees overall. As Amazon announced to lay off 18,000 employees globally, including …

Amazon kicks off round of job cuts affecting 18,000 people
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon kicks off round of job cuts affecting 18,000 people

LA Times  

Employees walk through a lobby at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle in this 2018 photo. Amazon began notifying employees by email early Wednesday, Doug Herrington, the company’s worldwide retail chief, said in a memo. Herrington said Amazon’s cuts were part of an effort to lower costs “so we can continue investing in the wide selection, low prices and fast shipping that …

Amazon, Salesforce jettison jobs in latest tech worker purge
2 years ago

Amazon, Salesforce jettison jobs in latest tech worker purge

Associated Press  

E-commerce giant Amazon and business software maker Salesforce are the latest U.S. technology companies to announce major job cuts as they prune payrolls that rapidly expanded during the pandemic lockdown. “These changes will help us pursue our long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure.” He said the layoffs will mostly impact the company’s Amazon Stores division — which a spokesman …

Amazon to cut over 18,000 jobs in latest wave of mass tech layoffs
2 years ago

Amazon to cut over 18,000 jobs in latest wave of mass tech layoffs

The Independent  

Amazon is planning to cut over 18,000 jobs in an attempt to reshape its business, while at least two other major tech companies announced job cuts as well because of an “uncertain economy”. Amazon said roles that will be affected include those across its online and bricks and mortar stores, such as Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods, as well as …

Amazon layoffs to hit over 18,000 workers, the most in recent tech wave
2 years ago

Amazon layoffs to hit over 18,000 workers, the most in recent tech wave

Live Mint  

Amazon Layoffs to Hit Over 18,000 Workers, the Most in Recent Tech Wave BY DANA MATTIOLI | UPDATED JAN 04, 2023 10:37 PM EST Cuts focused on the company’s corporate staff exceed earlier projection and represent about 5% of the company’s corporate workforce Amazon.com Inc.’s layoffs will affect more than 18,000 employees, the highest reduction tally revealed in the past …

Tired, Filthy, and Overworked: Inside Amazon’s Holiday Rush
2 years ago

Tired, Filthy, and Overworked: Inside Amazon’s Holiday Rush

Wired  

Tyler Hamilton has optimized his every waking minute. On his drive to the Amazon fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, he stops at Wendy’s to buy two bourbon bacon burgers, two large chilis, fries, and a drink. As holiday shopping reaches a climax this week, Amazon’s two-day Prime shipping remains one of the few options left for desperate shoppers still hoping …

After over-hiring, Amazon to lay off 20,000 employees in coming months: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

After over-hiring, Amazon to lay off 20,000 employees in coming months: Report

Hindustan Times  

Amazon is planning to size down its workforce by laying off 20,000 employees in the coming months reportedly after over-hiring during the pandemic. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy earlier wrote an open letter to employees informing about job cuts. Then Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote an open letter to employees giving information about role eliminations and cost-cutting measures. “We communicated the …

Amazon warehouse workers stage global Black Friday strike
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon warehouse workers stage global Black Friday strike

Daily Mail  

Protests come after Amazon was criticized for tough working conditions - including grueling hours and timed toilet breaks Also today, Amazon workers and activists will rally in front of a residence owned by billionaire company owner Jeff Bezos in New York City There is industrial action planned in 40 countries across the globe and today in America in areas including …

Amazon Employees Say 'Horrendous Way To Treat People' As Company Begins Mass Layoffs: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon Employees Say 'Horrendous Way To Treat People' As Company Begins Mass Layoffs: Report

ABP News  

As major tech majors go through the layoff season, US e-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed job losses at its firm, saying that in the current macroeconomic environment, some teams are "making adjustments" amid "consolidation of some teams and programmes". "As we've gone through this, given the current macroeconomic environment, some teams are making adjustments, which in some cases means certain …

Amazon starts trimming workforce among corporate ranks as it targets 10,000 cuts
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon starts trimming workforce among corporate ranks as it targets 10,000 cuts

Hindustan Times  

Amazon has begun mass layoffs in its corporate ranks, becoming the latest tech company to trim its workforce amid rising fears about the wider economic environment. “As we’ve gone through this, given the current macro-economic environment, some teams are making adjustments, which in some cases means certain roles are no longer necessary.” In a note to the devices & services …

Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon has begun mass layoffs in its corporate ranks, becoming the latest tech company to trim its workforce amid rising fears about the wider economic environment. Faced with high costs, the company announced earlier this month it would pause hiring among its corporate workforce, adding to the freeze it put a few weeks earlier on its retail …

Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce

The Hindu  

Amazon has begun mass layoffs in its corporate ranks, becoming the latest tech company to trim its workforce amid rising fears about the wider economic environment. And Amazon Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky has said the company was preparing for what could be a slower growth period and would be careful about hiring in the near future. Faced with high …

Layoff Spree in Silicon Valley: After Meta & Twitter, Amazon Plans to Fire 10,000 Employees
2 years, 1 month ago

Layoff Spree in Silicon Valley: After Meta & Twitter, Amazon Plans to Fire 10,000 Employees

News 18  

Amazon plans to lay off about 10,000 people over the next few days, according to a report by the New York Times on Monday citing people with knowledge of the matter. The layoff will affect representing roughly three per cent of the e-commerce giant’s corporate employees and less than one per cent of its global workforce of more than 1.5 …

Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees starting this week, reports New York Times
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees starting this week, reports New York Times

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, the New York Times reported on November 14, 2022, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The job cuts will focus on the e-commerce giant's devices unit, which houses voice-assistant Alexa, as well as its retail division and human …

Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 people starting this week: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 people starting this week: Report

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The job cuts will focus on the e-commerce giant's devices unit, which houses voice-assistant Alexa, as well as its retail division and human resources, according …

Amazon pauses corporate hiring amid economic worries
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon pauses corporate hiring amid economic worries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon is pausing hiring for its corporate workforce, the latest move by the company to cut costs amid worries about the wider economic environment. Company executives have decided to halt “new incremental hires” for the entire corporate workforce and anticipate the pause to be in place for a few months, Beth Galetti, the senior vice president of …

The jobs employers just can't fill
2 years, 4 months ago

The jobs employers just can't fill

BBC  

The jobs employers just can't fill Getty Images Some sectors are crying out for employees – but workers think they can do better elsewhere. “Job security has become the number one thing people want, above even all the other perks, like having a flexible work schedule, or working from wherever you want.” Job security has become the number one thing …

Why Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job in San Bernardino
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job in San Bernardino

LA Times  

Organizers said 160 Amazon employees walked off the job Monday at the company’s air freight facility in San Bernardino. Organizers with a group called Inland Empire Amazon Workers United said in a Facebook post that 160 employees walked out at the San Bernardino International Airport facility, which is a critical part of Amazon’s logistics network and one of the company’s …

Amazon workers plot wave of strikes as pay row escalates
2 years, 5 months ago

Amazon workers plot wave of strikes as pay row escalates

The Telegraph  

Amazon workers are preparing to unleash a wave of strikes at its British warehouses in coming days as a row over pay and conditions escalates. The GMB, which has members at Tilbury and elsewhere but is not involved in coordinating the action and is not recognised by Amazon, said workers are seeking a £2 per hour pay bump because of …

Leaked report from Amazon warns it could run out of new warehouse staff to hire in the US by 2024
2 years, 6 months ago

Leaked report from Amazon warns it could run out of new warehouse staff to hire in the US by 2024

Daily Mail  

Amazon could run out of new people to hire by 2024, with the company burning through its entire warehouse workforce annually thanks to grueling shifts, a leaked internal document reveals. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that employee safety is the company's top priority In 2020, for every 100 Amazon workers, six were injured, according to the Washington Post. Among the …

About 60 Amazon workers stage walkouts over pay, break times
2 years, 9 months ago

About 60 Amazon workers stage walkouts over pay, break times

Associated Press  

More than 60 workers across three Amazon delivery stations staged a walkout on Wednesday to demand a $3 raise and a return to 20-minute breaks, according to one of the labor organizers leading the effort. Ellie Pfeffer, an organizer and warehouse associate at an Amazon delivery station called ZYO1 in Queens, New York, said five people walked out of her …

Amazon Delivery Workers Hold Walkouts Demanding Pay Raise
2 years, 9 months ago

Amazon Delivery Workers Hold Walkouts Demanding Pay Raise

Huff Post  

Amazon workers outside the facility in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Wednesday. Photo courtesy Virginia Rodino Workers at an Amazon delivery hub outside Washington, D.C., presented a petition to their management on Wednesday morning calling for a raise of $3 per hour. “While there are many established ways of ensuring we hear the opinions of our employees inside our business, we …

Amazon eyes 125K more hires, $18+ per hour average salary
3 years, 3 months ago

Amazon eyes 125K more hires, $18+ per hour average salary

Associated Press  

Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and said Tuesday that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in a tight job market as more people shop online. Last week, package delivery company UPS promised to handout job offers in 30 minutes after candidates apply for many of the 100,000 holiday workers it plans …

4 vaccinated front-line workers cope with pandemic’s toll
3 years, 4 months ago

4 vaccinated front-line workers cope with pandemic’s toll

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The early months of the coronavirus pandemic shined a spotlight on essential workers. “I’m know for a fact that I’m not going to make him it get it if doesn’t want to,” Brown said. “But I feel like it’s best.” THE SUBWAY DRIVER Transit workers in New York City became eligible for the vaccine in January, but …

Amazon to mandate masks for all its workers in warehouses
3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon to mandate masks for all its workers in warehouses

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Starting Monday, Amazon will be requiring all of its 900,000 U.S. warehouse workers to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status. Amazon said Friday that its call for a nationwide mask mandate for its warehouse workers was in response to the spread of COVID-19 variants in the U.S., and guidance from public health authorities and its …

Amazon pushes back return to office to January due to COVID
3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon pushes back return to office to January due to COVID

The Hindu  

Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the more contagious delta variant. The surge of the delta variant of the coronavirus has upended many companies’ plans to bring office workers back this fall, a drive already complicated by efforts to accommodate widespread employee preference for flexible …

Amazon pushes back return to office to January due to COVID
3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon pushes back return to office to January due to COVID

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the more contagious delta variant. The surge of the delta variant of the coronavirus has upended many companies’ plans to bring office workers back this fall, a drive already complicated by efforts to accommodate widespread employee preference …

Amazon to end testing for COVID-19 at warehouses this month
3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon to end testing for COVID-19 at warehouses this month

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon will stop testing workers …

Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hires
3 years, 7 months ago

Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hires

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100 for new hires who are already vaccinated for COVID-19. Amazon, which already pays at least $15 an hour, gave out raises for some of its workers last month, and the company said Thursday that new hires …

After Months of Work From Home, Amazon to Bring Employees Back to Offices Soon
3 years, 9 months ago

After Months of Work From Home, Amazon to Bring Employees Back to Offices Soon

News 18  

Amazon plans to have its employees return to the office by fall as the tech giant transitions away from the remote work it implemented for many workers due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company had previously given its return-to-office date as June 30, but questions remained as to whether the company would allow some of its 60,000 Seattle-area office employees …

On eve of Black Friday, Amnesty pushes Amazon on workers’ rights
4 years, 1 month ago

On eve of Black Friday, Amnesty pushes Amazon on workers’ rights

Al Jazeera  

Amazon should not risk the health and safety of its employees to meet Black Friday shopping demands, Amnesty International warned on Thursday, accusing the online retail giant of clamping down on employees’ right to demand better working conditions. In a report called “Amazon, Let Workers Unionize!”, the human rights group said Amazon has undermined workers’ attempts to unionise and bargain …

Amazon workers say Prime Day rush breaks pandemic safety vows
4 years, 2 months ago

Amazon workers say Prime Day rush breaks pandemic safety vows

LA Times  

Amazon warehouse workers allege in a court filing that in the run-up to Prime Day, the company has been hassling employees about productivity and warning that slowness could get them terminated. “Amazon has not been honest and forthcoming,” employees at a warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., told the judge handling their lawsuit, which alleges that the company’s “oppressive and dangerous” …

Prime Day, peak season and the pandemic: Amazon warehouse workers brace for the months ahead
4 years, 2 months ago

Prime Day, peak season and the pandemic: Amazon warehouse workers brace for the months ahead

CNN  

CNN Business — Amazon is gearing up for one of its largest shopping events of the year, which is set to begin Tuesday. Following basic Covid-19 virus precautions, such as maintaining six feet of social distancing, can prove increasingly difficult in certain parts of Amazon ’s facilities as more workers are on-site and as the volume of packages increases, six …

Amazon reveals 19,8000 employees have tested positive for COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Amazon reveals 19,8000 employees have tested positive for COVID-19

Daily Mail  

Nearly 20,000 Amazon employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in March, the company has revealed. Amazon said 19,816 of its 1.37million workers, have contracted the virus - a rate of 1.4 per cent. Amazon on Thursday revealed 19,816 of its employees have tested positive since March The company analyzed data on 1.37million workers at …

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