Previous Close | 13.37 |
Open | 14.00 |
Bid | 14.10 |
Ask | 14.25 |
Strike | 185.00 |
Expire Date | 2025-03-21 |
Day's Range | 13.85 - 14.10 |
Contract Range | N/A |
Volume | |
Open Interest | 2.71k |
Amazon.com will invest more than $2.2 billion to bump up the pay of hourly workers in its fulfillment and transportation operations in the United States, the company said on Wednesday. The base pay will increase by at least $1.50 to more than $22 per hour, the e-commerce firm said, adding that the increase translates to $3,000 per annum for staff working 40-hour weeks. Amazon employs over 800,000 full-time and contract workers in these roles in the U.S., according to the company.
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. is raising the pay of its hourly warehouse workers by at least $1.50 an hour and adding Prime memberships to their benefits. Most Read from BloombergCalifornia’s Anti-Speeding Bill Can Be a Traffic Safety BreakthroughPipe Fire Near Houston Forces Residents to EvacuateTo Build a Happier City, Design for DensityLondon Mayor Plans to Pedestrianize Busy Oxford StreetAn Artist Reimagines the Spaces of Childhood, With Thorny ResultsThe raises will take effect this month
SEATTLE, September 18, 2024--Today at Amazon’s Accelerate seller conference, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) direct-to-customer (DTC) offerings, Buy with Prime and Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (Amazon MCF), announced a number of enhancements to their merchant and shopper experiences. These new capabilities are part of Amazon’s focus on innovating to help businesses of all sizes increase their sales on their own online stores and other channels beyond Amazon.com.