![]() ![]() ![]() “These are just some of the reasons people want to come and work at Amazon, whether it’s their first job, a seasonal role or an opportunity for them to advance their career. We also work hard to provide great benefits, a positive work environment and excellent career opportunities. “Over the past seven months, our minimum pay has risen by 10% and by more than 37% since 2018. In April, when workers at the Coventry site committed to further strikes in the ongoing dispute over pay, an Amazon spokesman said: “We regularly review our pay to ensure we offer competitive wages, and we recently announced another increase for our UK teams. ![]() It added that it had recently announced another increase for its UK teams, taking starting pay (depending on location) to £11-£12/hour, and said that over the past seven months, its minimum pay has risen by 10% and by more than 37% since 2018. SUD official Mathieu Ciserane said that 60 people were demonstrating in front of the Bretigny-sur-Orge site near Paris this morning, with another 50 staying at home out of a total 5,000 full-time and temporary employees at that location.Īmazon in the United States did not immediately reply to a request for comment.Amazon told Drapers in April that it respects its employees’ rights to choose to join or not join a labour union and regularly reviews pay to ensure it offers competitive wages. A Verdi spokesperson in Koblenz called the recent wage increase "a drop in the bucket" at 3%.Ī spokesperson for Amazon in France said that all warehouse employees earning less than 3,100 euros per month would receive a one-time bonus of 500 euros, on top of a 150-euro end-of-year bonus agreed with the unions.įrance's SUD union was asking for a Black Friday bonus of 1,000 euros, which is double that of the payment offered by Amazon, as well as a 150 euro bonus per weekend worked in the fourth quarter. In Germany, inflation is currently at its highest rate in decades at over 10%. The average wage after two years of work is more than 35,000 euros gross per year, Amazon Germany said, adding that they include extras such as subsidies for public transport and company pension plans. "As an employer, Amazon offers great pay, benefits and development opportunities - all in an attractive and safe working environment," a spokesperson for Amazon in Germany said in a statement.Īmong other things, the spokesperson pointed to a wage increase for Amazon logistics employees in Germany from September, with the starting wage now at 13 euros ($13.52) per hour or more, including bonus payments. It also called for a further collective agreement on workers' wellbeing, with one Verdi spokesperson noting that warehouse employees can walk 15-20 km (9.3-12.4 miles) per day on the job.įrench unions called for a higher cash bonus for the period preceding Christmas, during which employees at warehouses are asked to do a lot of overtime work. The Verdi union, which called the strikes in Germany, demanded the company recognise collective bargaining agreements for the retail and mail order trade sector. Two French union officials said they were not expecting a big turnout because the rising cost-of-living was driving employees to seek overtime. ![]() In Germany, there were demonstrations at nine out of Amazon's 20 warehouses in the country, although on Friday morning, the company said the vast majority of its employees in Germany were working as normal.įrance's SUD and CGT unions called for strike action in the country's eight warehouses.Īmazon France said there had been no sign of disruption to operations so far. Peters joined other workers around the nation and the world who walked off the job to demand better pay and working conditions. The Make Amazon Pay initiative, which made the call for strikes, said industrial action was planned in more than 30 countries, including the United States. LOUIS On Black Friday, workers at Amazon in St. ![]()
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