Amazon has announced a 100% bonus compensation for new employees who have received vaccination against COVID-19. The extra bonus comes as a result of the company’s recent push to hire more than 75,000 workers in the coming months.
Amazon said the jobs will offer an average starting pay of $17 per hour, reflecting its recent wage increases, which bumped up pay by between 50 cents and $3 an hour for more than half a million of its U.S. operations employees.
The hiring push comes as businesses are looking for labor in an increasingly tight market. Some businesses say they’ve struggled to find workers as a result of expanded jobless benefits. Critics have argued that employers should consider raising wages to attract workers.
In some places, Amazon is even offering a $1,000 signing bonus in addition to the vaccine payment.
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