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MARKETWATCH reports:
Amazon stepped up its hiring spree on Monday, saying it would recruit 100,000 more workers to meet the growing demand for online shopping, which has spiked during the pandemic.
The world’s biggest online retailer, which is run by Jeff Bezos, said the new positions are for full and part-time work across the U.S. and Canada, and include roles at 100 package sorting centers and other facilities it is opening in September.
The roles offer a starting wage of at least $15 per hour, and Amazon AMZ, is offering sign-on bonuses up to $1,000 to new hires in select cities.
The news marks Amazon’s fourth hiring spree in the U.S. so far this year, and comes ahead of what it expects to be one of the busiest holiday shipping periods ever.
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Here is the press release from UPS, dated 9 September: “UPS to hire over 100,000 for holiday season“.
Out later on Monday: “FedEx to hire 70K for holiday blitz“.
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