Amazon does not give up on coronavirus (COVID-19)indeed, for the American giant, the pandemic could become a tempting business opportunity. month of April.
To signal the news, the Wall Street Journal, which underlined how the Bezos giant wants to invest about $ 350 million for the new wage hike plan. The new jobs include full-time and part-time positions, Amazon writes, and would bring the number of employees to just under 900,000 worldwide.
"We are seeing a significant increase in demand, which means that our work needs are unprecedented for this time of year," reads the post to the public. The new strategy appears to be indispensable to help warehouse workers and delivery workers cope with theincreased workload during the coronavirus pandemic: with buyers unable to move it becomes essential to buy online.
Over the weekend Amazon had admitted that as coronavirus expands to several countries around the world, online shoppers are clearly increasing on the e-commerce platform. It caused us to run out of stocks of some of its most famous brands and household products, as well as delays in the normal delivery cycleIn the USA.
"We are working around the clock with our sales partners to ensure availability on all our products and increase delivery capacity," wrote Amazon. Meanwhile, Amazon faced a technical problem last Sunday in the U.S. for the Whole Foods and AmazonFresh services due to a unexpected spike in online grocery orders. Amazon's preventive measures in response to the coronavirus epidemic also include a $ 25 million fund to support partners and unlimited unpaid free time for all warehouse workers.
