E-commerce giant, Amazon has announced that it is increasing its minimum wage to £10.50 per hour for the London area and £9.50 an hour for the rest of the UK for all full-time, part-time, temporary (including those hired by agencies), and seasonal employees with effective from November 1, this year.
The new Amazon £10.50, £9.50 minimum wage will benefit more than 17,000 Amazon staff, as well as over 20,000 seasonal employees, the company said.
"...this will impact more than 37,000 employees across the country, resulting in higher pay for them and their families," said Doug Gurr, Amazon VP and UK Country Manager commenting on the salary hike.
Employees will continue to receive Amazon's industry-leading benefits, including, comprehensive benefits package, such as private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, paid breaks, and others, the company said.
