New York – Amazon It said it is investing $1 billion to raise wages and reduce its healthcare program for fulfilling and transporting workers in the U.S.
The Seattle-based company said on Wednesday that its average salary increased to more than $23 per hour, and said its most lifetime employees would see $1.10 to $1.90 per hour. Full-time employees increase their average annual salary by $1,600.
Amazon It also said that starting next year, it will reduce the cost of its admissions health care program to $5 per week, with a total payment of $5. Amazon It said that using the basic plan will reduce weekly contributions by 34%, while for primary care, mental health and most non-professional visits will reduce weekly contributions by 87%.
Amazon A global workforce of 1.5 million workers.
Last December, seven Amazon The facility went on strike, an effort by Teamsters Union to impose labor agreements on e-commerce companies during critical shopping periods.
In the same month, Amazon A solution was reached with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requiring online behemoths to adopt enterprise-wide ergonomic measures at facilities across the country. The agency claims harmful working conditions lead to severe lower back and other musculoskeletal diseases Amazon facility.
In January 2024, Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, said the average hourly workers would pay more than $18.50, up from $17.50. The company said the increase was due to Walmart’s introduction of some high-paying hourly positions in its auto care center last year, among other changes.
Walmart announced in January 2023 that U.S. workers will receive a pay increase next month, raising the starting price to between $14 and $19 an hour. Depending on location, prices used to start between $12 and $18 per hour.
