E-commerce giant Amazon announced to hire 100,000 new full and part-time employees throughout the United States and Canada who will be employed across its network of fulfillment centers, delivery stations, and the 100 operations buildings that the Seattle-based company will open this month.
“We are opening 100 buildings this month alone across new fulfillment and sortation centers, delivery stations, and other sites. Our expansion also comes with an unwavering commitment to safety,” said Dave Clark, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Amazon.
Sources revealed the hiring is already in process and in select cities, the American multinational technology company is offering sign-on bonuses up to USD 1,000 to new hires.
Apart from the starting wage of at least USD 15 per hour, the full-time employees will also get other benefits including health insurance, up to 20 weeks paid parental leave, and access to training programs.
