Amazon Extends Free Prime Membership To Warehouse Workers, But Corporate Staff Left Out Ahead Of Holiday Rush
Amazon Extends Free Prime Membership To Warehouse Workers, But Corporate Staff Left Out Ahead Of Holiday Rush
Despite the wage increase, warehouse workers' pay remains significantly lower than that of corporate employees. According to ZipRecruiter, the average Amazon corporate employee earns $133,000 annually.Ahead of the busy holiday season and a Prime Day-like sale on Oct. 8-9, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has announced new benefits for its warehouse workers, starting next year.
在繁忙的假期季之前，以及10月8日至9日類似Prime Day的促銷活動即將到來之際，亞馬遜公司（納斯達克代碼：AMZN）宣佈了對其倉庫工人的新福利，從明年開始生效。
What Happened: The new perk comes alongside a pay increase of at least $1.50 per hour for front-line employees. Prime membership, launched in 2005, now costs $14.99 per month or $139 annually and offers various benefits. The company told Fortune that the free Prime membership is exclusively available to front-line workers.
具體來說，這項新福利與一線員工獲得至少每小時1.50美元的加薪同時推出。Prime會員，於2005年推出，現在的費用爲每月14.99美元或每年139美元，並提供各種福利。該公司告訴《財富》雜誌，免費Prime會員僅對一線員工開放。
Amazon's Vice President of Worldwide Operations, Udit Madan, stated in a blog post that front-line team members are crucial in delivering Prime's benefits to customers. However, this perk is exclusive to warehouse workers; corporate employees must still pay for their own subscriptions.
亞馬遜全球運營副總裁烏迪特·馬丹在博客文章中表示，一線團隊成員在向客戶提供Prime福利方面至關重要。然而，這項福利僅適用於倉庫工人；公司員工仍需支付自己的訂閱費用。
Despite the wage increase, warehouse workers' pay remains significantly lower than that of corporate employees. According to ZipRecruiter, the average Amazon corporate employee earns $133,000 annually.
儘管加薪，但倉庫工人的薪資仍遠遠低於公司員工的薪資。根據ZipRecruiter的數據，亞馬遜的公司員工年薪平均爲133,000美元。
Why It Matters: The announcement comes at a time when Amazon is making several strategic moves. On Thursday, Amazon launched a generative AI-powered personal assistant, Project Amelia, aimed at helping U.S. sellers with personalized answers and updates.
這一宣佈正值亞馬遜採取了幾項戰略舉措之際。上週四，亞馬遜推出了一款生成式AI助手「Project Amelia」，旨在幫助美國賣家進行個性化答案和更新。
Amazon ended its remote work policy, mandating a return to full-time office work starting in January.
亞馬遜結束了遠程辦公政策，要求從明年開始全職返回辦公室工作。
This decision has drawn attention and criticism, particularly from former employees like John McBride, who questioned if this move was a form of "silent sacking" to reduce headcount and boost margins.
這一決定引起了關注和批評，尤其是來自前員工約翰·麥克布賴德等人的質疑，他們質疑這一舉措是否是一種「悄悄開除」的方式，以減少人數並提高利潤。
Additionally, Amazon announced on Wednesday that it would boost worker pay to over $29 per hour, marking an average increase of $3,000 annually for full-time employees. This $2.2 billion investment is part of the company's efforts to improve worker compensation amid regulatory scrutiny and unionization efforts.
此外，亞馬遜於上週三宣佈將提高工人的工資至每小時超過29美元，平均每年全職員工增加3,000美元。這項22億美元的投資是該公司在監管審查和工會化努力下改善工人薪酬的一部分。
Amazon's return-to-office mandate also extends to its One Medical subsidiary, which requires employees to come into the office three times a week starting in October.
亞馬遜要求其醫療子公司One Medical也要求員工從10月開始每週到辦公室三次。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Kaustubh Bagalkote
本報道使用Benzinga Neuro生成，並由Kaustubh Bagalkote
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。