Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Employees, Including Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal
" “We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and CEO. “We’re excited about this change and encourage our competitors and other large employers to join us.”
Amazon’s public policy team will also begin advocating for an increase in the federal minimum wage.
“We will be working to gain Congressional support for an increase in the federal minimum wage. The current rate of $7.25 was set nearly a decade ago,” said Jay Carney, Senior Vice President of Amazon Global Corporate Affairs. “We intend to advocate for a minimum wage increase that will have a profound impact on the lives of tens of millions of people and families across this country.”
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181002005317/en/Amazon-Raises-Minimum-Wage-15-U.S.-Employees
Their PR team are knocking the cover off the ball, even if they're looking a bit like born again populists.
More details:
"Amazon employee pay depends heavily on location: hourly workers in some areas of the country get paid $10 per hour while others are already making more than $15 per hour (employees who fall into the latter category can expect to see a slight pay bump as well). "
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/10/a-15-minimum-wage-comes-to-all-us-amazon-employees-starting-november-1/
I'm wondering what % of their workforce was getting government assistance to get by before and how much that will drop after this change, anyone know?
Glad to see them step up a bit, given the competitive carnage they've sewn in the retail sector.
" “We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and CEO. “We’re excited about this change and encourage our competitors and other large employers to join us.”
Amazon’s public policy team will also begin advocating for an increase in the federal minimum wage.
“We will be working to gain Congressional support for an increase in the federal minimum wage. The current rate of $7.25 was set nearly a decade ago,” said Jay Carney, Senior Vice President of Amazon Global Corporate Affairs. “We intend to advocate for a minimum wage increase that will have a profound impact on the lives of tens of millions of people and families across this country.”
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181002005317/en/Amazon-Raises-Minimum-Wage-15-U.S.-Employees
Their PR team are knocking the cover off the ball, even if they're looking a bit like born again populists.
More details:
"Amazon employee pay depends heavily on location: hourly workers in some areas of the country get paid $10 per hour while others are already making more than $15 per hour (employees who fall into the latter category can expect to see a slight pay bump as well). "
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/10/a-15-minimum-wage-comes-to-all-us-amazon-employees-starting-november-1/
I'm wondering what % of their workforce was getting government assistance to get by before and how much that will drop after this change, anyone know?
Glad to see them step up a bit, given the competitive carnage they've sewn in the retail sector.