The online shopping giant says it will give a bonus to workers at some sites for good attendance.
An Amazon spokesperson said: "We are currently offering an attendance bonus at a number of locations to permanent associates to support our summer demand and help us prepare for the festive season ahead."
The bonus will be paid per week, and will be based on 100% attendance for all scheduled shifts, excluding absences under the Equality Act and relating to Covid.Amazon recently advertised that new starters who start working before 18 September will get a £1,000 signing-on fee.In March, Unite, the union, launched a whistleblowing hotline for Amazon workers in the UK. It also called for Amazon to allow British workers to unionise and to have a greater share of the firm's profits.
Some workers described having to run to the toilet to make it back to their workstation on time, and not being allowed to sit down for ten hours.Driver shortage Amazon's recruitment and retention efforts come as UK job vacancies hit a record 953,000 in the three months to July. Some parts of the UK economy are struggling to recruit, including efforts to try to address a chronic shortage of HGV drivers.The meat industry has said it is hoping to recruit
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