Instacart plans to hire 300,000 more workers as demand surges for grocery deliveries
4 years, 9 months ago

Instacart plans to hire 300,000 more workers as demand surges for grocery deliveries

CNN  

CNN Business — Instacart is looking to hire hundreds of thousands of workers to meet surging demand for grocery deliveries as millions of people are urged to stay home to limit the spread of coronavirus. The on-demand grocery startup said Monday that it seeks to hire 300,000 “full-service shoppers,” who are treated as independent contractors, in North America over the next three months due to increased demand spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Like other gig economy companies, Instacart said it will provide paid sick leave to workers diagnosed with coronavirus or placed under quarantine by public health authorities. In early March, Seattle-based workers’ rights organization Working Washington called on food and meal delivery companies, as well as the government, to better protect workers.

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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 …

Instacart, others push incentives to get workers vaccinated
3 years, 11 months ago

Instacart, others push incentives to get workers vaccinated

Associated Press  

As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots. The panel said grocery workers — which would include Instacart and Dollar General’s employees — should be in the second group to receive shots after health care workers and nursing home residents. Still, Masling said the companies she works with …

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 …

Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers have had coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers have had coronavirus

LA Times  

Amazon was facing pressure from labor groups and its own workers to divulge its COVID-19 numbers. Amazon says that nearly 20,000 of its frontline U.S. workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. “This is not an arena where companies should compete — this is an arena where companies should help one another.” The …

Amazon said nearly 20,000 employees have tested positive or been presumed positive for COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Amazon said nearly 20,000 employees have tested positive or been presumed positive for COVID-19

CNN  

CNN Business — Amazon said Thursday that 19,816 of its front-line US employees at Amazon and Whole Foods have tested positive or been presumed positive for the coronavirus, shedding light for the first time on how its workforce has been impacted by Covid-19. In a blog post, the company said it did a “thorough analysis of data on all 1,372,000 …

Instacart is now valued at nearly $14 billion after ‘unprecedented surge’ in demand during the pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

Instacart is now valued at nearly $14 billion after ‘unprecedented surge’ in demand during the pandemic

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Almost exactly three years ago, industry watchers wondered if Instacart was doomed after Amazon acquired Whole Foods — one of Instacart’s biggest partners at the time. The influx of cash comes as Instacart “continues to experience an unprecedented surge in customer demand,” the company said, as households increasingly ordered groceries online because of nationwide lockdowns. …

Amazon Is Offering To Keep 125,000 Workers It Hired For The Pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Amazon Is Offering To Keep 125,000 Workers It Hired For The Pandemic

NPR  

Amazon Is Offering To Keep 125,000 Workers It Hired For The Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images Tens of millions of people are out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Amazon says it's willing to keep 125,000 people it hired to deal with the online shopping spike as …

'We're Out There' So Protect Us, Protesting Workers Tell Amazon, Target, Instacart
4 years, 8 months ago

'We're Out There' So Protect Us, Protesting Workers Tell Amazon, Target, Instacart

NPR  

'We're Out There' So Protect Us, Protesting Workers Tell Amazon, Target, Instacart Enlarge this image toggle caption Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Workers at retail and delivery companies, including Amazon, Target, and Instacart, walked off the job Friday to demand better pay and treatment. The actions brought together employees of retail chains, including Target and …

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety
4 years, 8 months ago

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety

NPR  

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety Enlarge this image toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP Bebeto Matthews/AP Amazon warehouse workers are staging a nationwide protest against the company, an action that could be the largest yet targeting Amazon's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsor Message Tuesday's protest is the latest wave of action by Amazon warehouse workers, some of …

Amazon is hiring 75,000 more workers to keep up with demand during pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Amazon is hiring 75,000 more workers to keep up with demand during pandemic

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Amazon plans to hire 75,000 more workers to meet increased demand for household essentials and other goods spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. The tech giant on Monday also said it has hired 100,000 new workers for its distribution centers since announcing plans to do so in mid-March. We made over 150 process updates to help …

Amazon Puts New Grocery-Delivery Customers On Hold As Demand Explodes
4 years, 8 months ago

Amazon Puts New Grocery-Delivery Customers On Hold As Demand Explodes

NPR  

Amazon Puts New Grocery-Delivery Customers On Hold As Demand Explodes Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP Amazon is putting new grocery-delivery customers on a waitlist — among several new measures the retailer is trying to keep up with a crush of demand for food deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. "We are temporarily asking new Amazon Fresh and …

Coronavirus changes how Americans buy their food
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus changes how Americans buy their food

The Hindu  

Eric Cohn used to wear a respirator mask, goggles and gloves only to protect against mold and asbestos as he restored homes in Tucson, Arizona. I am trying to be safe.” With over 90% of the U.S. population under orders to stay home to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, Cohn is among a new class of front-line workers delivering …

Local food-delivery services struggle as virus lifts demand
4 years, 9 months ago

Local food-delivery services struggle as virus lifts demand

China Daily  

Shoppers wearing protective masks walk through the Historic Downtown Farmers Market during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Los Angeles, California, US, April 5, 2020. "In the last few weeks, the company has seen order volume grow by more than 150 percent year-over-year, with average customer basket size also increasing by 15 percent," the company said in a statement. …

Coronavirus Outbreak: BigBasket to hire 10,000 people for warehouses, delivery to clear pending orders quickly
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: BigBasket to hire 10,000 people for warehouses, delivery to clear pending orders quickly

Firstpost  

Online grocery platform BigBasket is looking at hiring 10,000 people for its warehouses and last-mile delivery to clear pending orders quickly and meet the spike in orders on account of the nationwide lockdown New Delhi: Online grocery platform BigBasket is looking at hiring 10,000 people for its warehouses and last-mile delivery to clear pending orders quickly and meet the spike …

Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier
4 years, 9 months ago

Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders. Online grocery-delivery service Instacart and Amazon say they are working to equip their workers with sanitation gear and have taken steps …

Coronavirus | Amazon, Instacart workers protest over safety
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Amazon, Instacart workers protest over safety

The Hindu  

Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery shoppers joined protests Monday to press safety demands, highlighting the risks for workers on the front lines of supplying Americans largely sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile a group calling itself the Gig Workers Collective said it was maintaining its call for Instacart’s independent contractors to strike despite new safety measures …

Instacart Workers Go On Strike For Better Protections Amid Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Instacart Workers Go On Strike For Better Protections Amid Coronavirus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Grocery shoppers and drivers working for Instacart went on strike nationwide on Monday to demand better protections — including hazard pay and expanded paid sick leave — from the grocery delivery company, as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country. Thousands of Instacart grocery shoppers stopped responding to requests for deliveries starting at 8 a.m. local …

Amazon Workers Plan Walkout After Staten Island Warehouse Reports COVID-19 Case
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon Workers Plan Walkout After Staten Island Warehouse Reports COVID-19 Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dozens, if not hundreds, of Amazon employees at the e-commerce giant’s warehouse in New York City’s Staten Island plan to walk off the job on Monday — and have vowed to remain on strike until the company shuts down the facility and sanitizes it following the positive coronavirus diagnosis of at least one worker there last week. …

Here’s why Amazon and Instacart workers are striking at a time when you need them most
4 years, 9 months ago

Here’s why Amazon and Instacart workers are striking at a time when you need them most

CNN  

CNN Business — Workers helping to get household essentials to people across the country during the coronavirus pandemic are fed up with the companies they work for. “Standing up for ourselves is always a gamble… but we’re not scared.” In a statement to CNN Business about the strike, Instacart said, “we’ve seen absolutely no impact to Instacart’s operations. According to …

Amazon, Instacart Grocery Delivery Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection And Pay
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon, Instacart Grocery Delivery Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection And Pay

NPR  

Amazon, Instacart Grocery Delivery Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection And Pay Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 6:01 p.m. ET Some Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, N.Y., and Instacart's grocery delivery workers nationwide walked off their jobs on Monday. Instacart's grocery delivery gig workers are asking for disinfectant wipes and hand …

Amazon Official Says Company Is Taking 'Every Precaution' After Workers Test Positive
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon Official Says Company Is Taking 'Every Precaution' After Workers Test Positive

NPR  

Amazon Official Says Company Is Taking 'Every Precaution' After Workers Test Positive As Americans stock up on — and often clear out — grocery staples and other household items, Amazon is taking on a growing role during the coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, Amazon is trying to keep its nearly 800,000 employees worldwide — the bulk of whom work …

Online Grocery Delivery Is Overbooked. Here's What Companies Are Doing About It.
4 years, 9 months ago

Online Grocery Delivery Is Overbooked. Here's What Companies Are Doing About It.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the coronavirus era, buying your groceries via an online delivery service feels a lot like the lottery meets “The Hunger Games” meets utter stress. Here’s the longer answer: Amazon Fresh The brand told HuffPost that it has seen an increase in people shopping online and is “working with suppliers and distributors to ensure we’re getting products …

From Grocery Stores To Pizza Delivery, Some Companies Are On A Hiring Spree
4 years, 9 months ago

From Grocery Stores To Pizza Delivery, Some Companies Are On A Hiring Spree

NPR  

From Grocery Stores To Pizza Delivery, Some Companies Are On A Hiring Spree Enlarge this image toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Rogelio V. Solis/AP At a time when millions of Americans are losing jobs at restaurants, hotels and airlines because of the coronavirus pandemic, a few large companies are on a hiring spree. And that means a new hiring push …

Workers In 8 Amazon Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Workers In 8 Amazon Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus

NPR  

Workers In 8 Amazon Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Johannes Eiselle/AFP via Getty Images Johannes Eiselle/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 11:35 p.m. ET Workers in at least eight Amazon warehouses across the country have tested positive for the coronavirus, just as the e-commerce giant ramps up hiring to meet surging online sales. In recent …

Amazon warehouse workers fear catching coronavirus just to get you your packages
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon warehouse workers fear catching coronavirus just to get you your packages

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Amazon has become a lifeline for many people desperate to buy household essentials without stepping out of their homes amid the coronavirus outbreak, but some Amazon warehouse workers are plagued by anxiety that their jobs could put their lives, or the lives of their families, at risk. While Amazon has taken a number of steps …

‘An atmosphere of fear’: Amazon warehouse workers demand better conditions and shorter hours amid coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

‘An atmosphere of fear’: Amazon warehouse workers demand better conditions and shorter hours amid coronavirus

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Warehouse workers in Spain and Italy have tested …

Amazon to hire 1 lakh workers to keep up with surge in orders amid coronavirus shutdowns
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon to hire 1 lakh workers to keep up with surge in orders amid coronavirus shutdowns

India TV News  

Amazon said Monday that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online. “We are seeing a significant increase in demand, which means our labor needs are unprecedented for this time of year,” said Dave Clark, who oversees Amazon’s warehouse …

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus scare
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus scare

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak. Like Amazon, U.S. supermarket chains Albertsons, Kroger and Raley's have sought new hires to staff busy sections and fulfil …

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 …

Instacart now offers deliveries that don’t require human contact amid coronavirus fears
4 years, 10 months ago

Instacart now offers deliveries that don’t require human contact amid coronavirus fears

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Amid fears of the coronavirus, a growing number of food and grocery delivery services in the US are giving customers the option to have their orders left at their doorstep to avoid human interaction. Instacart,the grocery delivery startup, rolled out a new feature call “Leave at My Door Delivery,” which gives customers the option to …

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