return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agoAmazon raises its minimum wage, adds new grocery and banking benefits for employeeswww.wltx.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down13
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minus-squarepsycotica0@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoDoes anyone want to do more work than me? Because I’d be curious who counts as an “employee”, but not so curious as to dig. Like, are all of the people who pick things at warehouses employees, or just a select few? Drivers, etc?
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe drivers are contractors, not employees.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoA lot of people that work at Amazon are contractors
minus-squarepsycotica0@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s my assumption, but I have no data. And so I assume that the people that people think of when they think of “amazon employee” are actually not helped by this change.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt includes warehouse employees, at least.
minus-squarepsycotica0@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAre all the people who are in the warehouse employees? Are they all “full time” or whatever class of employee gets the new perks?
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAs far as I’m aware, in the warehouses, yes. And they just got their pay boosted to minimum $20 per hour.
Does anyone want to do more work than me? Because I’d be curious who counts as an “employee”, but not so curious as to dig.
Like, are all of the people who pick things at warehouses employees, or just a select few? Drivers, etc?
The drivers are contractors, not employees.
A lot of people that work at Amazon are contractors
That’s my assumption, but I have no data. And so I assume that the people that people think of when they think of “amazon employee” are actually not helped by this change.
It includes warehouse employees, at least.
Are all the people who are in the warehouse employees? Are they all “full time” or whatever class of employee gets the new perks?
As far as I’m aware, in the warehouses, yes. And they just got their pay boosted to minimum $20 per hour.
Then that’s good news!