The added bonus to employees during the festive season brings the company's total spend on special bonuses and incentives for their teams globally to over $2.5 billion in 2020.
Amazon India, will offer a “special recognition bonus” of up to Rs 6,300 to its employees in India. This payout is in line with similar payouts being offered to employees and associates in other countries.
The announcement for the same was made in a blogpost by Amazon Worldwide Operations Senior Vice President Dave Clark. Clark mentioned that India operations employees employed by the company from October 16 – November 13 will qualify for a bonus of Rs 6,300 for full-time employees and Rs 3,150 for part-time employees. He said – “Our teams are doing amazing work serving customers’ essential needs, while also helping to bring some much-needed holiday cheer for socially-distanced families around the world. I’ve never been more grateful for—or proud of—our teams.”
Earlier this week Amazon had announced a similar payout for its employees in the US. As per the blog post – “U.S. Operations employees who are employed by the company from December 1 to December 31 will qualify for a bonus of $300 for full-time employees and $150 for part-time employees.”.
In his post Clark said – “I’m grateful to our teams who continue to play a vital role serving their communities. As we head out of the festive season in India, we want to share our appreciation through another special recognition bonus, totaling more than USD 500 million globally for our front-line employees.”.
Clark noted that combined with other holiday pay incentives, in this quarter alone, Amazon is investing over USD 750 million in additional pay for its front-line hourly workforce, on top of its industry leading pay. As per Dave Clark’s post – The added bonus to employees during the festive season brings the company’s total spend on special bonuses and incentives for their teams globally to over $2.5 billion in 2020.
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