Dark side of Black Friday: Amazon workers protest “inhumane conditions” on shopping holiday Industrial Relations Matthew Elmas 26 November 2018 Amazon workers have walked off the job in Europe to protest pay and conditions on one of the busiest days on the retail calendar.
An economic standpoint: Amazon has lifted minimum wage, but the implications aren’t as good as you might think Economy The Conversation 12 October 2018 Amazon has just voluntarily raised its employees’ minimum wage to US$15 an hour — and given the US federal minimum wage is US$7.25 it is a big shift.
“We listened to our critics”: Amazon to increase the pay of its lowest paid workers in the US and UK Retail Matthew Elmas 4 October 2018 Responding to widespread scrutiny, Amazon has lifted its minimum wage for US and UK workers in a move that will benefit more than 250,000 employees.
