Amazon hiring more employees to help with deliveries

Despite COVID-19 leading to many businesses closing and employees told to work from home, Amazon is hiring 100,000 people to deal with deliveries.

Many businesses are closing doors to encourage employees to work from home. In fact, Amazon has encouraged as many as possible to work from home amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, there is still a need for certain employees, and the worldwide company needs them.

Amazon is set to hire 100,000 new employees to help with the increase in online orders. Workhouse staff and delivery drivers are needed. More people are ordering online and it has led to a higher demand than normal.

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Of course, many people would like to avoid working in an environment that could lead to catching the virus. That’s where the company has offered to pay an extra $2 per hour for all factory workers. It may not sound like a lot, but there are a lot of people who are finding themselves struggling financially as other businesses temporarily close their doors. This offer of the extra pay per hour will last until April, which could help many.

It’s also worth noting that these online deliveries aren’t selfish. A lot of people rely on them due to the practice to self-isolate and practice social distancing. The elderly are trying to avoid heading to stores where people are panic buying, so they’re trying online orders for the first time.

This isn’t just happening in the U.S. According to the official blog, the company is offering the higher wages and hiring people around the world. Jobs are also opening in the UK and various parts of Europe to deal with the situation.

The new pay will be available until the end of April. Of course, this could extend depending on the situation with the continued changes to the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea is to bring employees in until the pandemic comes to an end and people’s regular employers are able to take them back on.

For more information about COVID-19, visit the CDC’s website or the website for your state’s Department of Health.