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Amazon declare On Wednesday, the company raised pay for hourly warehouse workers and added a new employee benefit that gives them a free Prime subscription.
Starting this month, the average starting wage for Amazon’s U.S. frontline workers will increase from about $20.50 an hour to an average of more than $22 an hour, the company said.
Amazon said that starting “early next year,” its Prime subscription service will also become part of its employee benefits plan. The service costs $140 per year, and members can enjoy benefits such as fast shipping and video streaming services.
Last week, Amazon Also got a raise Part of a $2.1 billion investment in third-party logistics projects this year, it contracts delivery drivers for about $22 an hour.
The wage increase comes as Amazon prepares to enter the holiday shopping season, a period when the retailer typically sees a surge in online shopping. Amazon say tuesday The company plans to host a second Prime Day-like sale on Oct. 8-9, marking its third year hosting the discount event.
