Amazon is offering to cover four-year college tuition for most of its approximately 750,000 hourly workers in the United States, the latest major employer to offer the perk to attract and retain hourly employees in a tight job market.
Starting in January, Amazon for the first time will pay for tuition, fees and books for warehouse, transportation and other hourly employees who want to pursue bachelor's degrees. It will also begin covering high school diploma programs, GED's and English as a Second Language certifications for employees.Amazon has not finalized a list of colleges workers will be eligible to attend using the benefit. You know your salary.
Target in August said it will pay full tuition and books for its more than 340,000 workers at around 40 partner schools. Target also said it will pay up to $10,000 a year for master's programs within its network of partners.Amazon's move also comes as retailers and warehouses around the country face challenges hiring employees to staff stores and warehouses.
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