The positive COVID-19 case is the first confirmed in an hourly Amazon employee based in the United States
reports that aside from the Queens case, five employees in Amazon warehouses have tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy and Spain.
“All Amazon employees diagnosed with COVID-19 or placed into quarantine will receive up to two weeks of pay,”, written by Senior Vice President of Human Resources Beth Galetti, read on March 11. “This additional pay while away from work is to ensure employees have the time they need to return to good health without the worry of lost income. This is in addition to unlimited unpaid time off for all hourly employees through the end of March.
, depending on the region, C$2 in Canada, £2 per hour in the UK, and approximately €2 per hour in many EU countries,” Clark added. “This commitment to increased pay through the end of April represents an investment of over $350 million in increased compensation for hourly employees across the U.S., Europe, and Canada.
As of Thursday morning, there have been 8,313 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.S. and 147 deaths, according to a
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