Amazon (AmazonThe e-commerce giant announced on Tuesday that the company hopes to hire more than 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2024 and pay them at least $15 an hour.
Amazon said, New employees There will also be a comprehensive benefit plan that includes health insurance, a 401(k) plan, 20 weeks of paid leave for birth parents, and subsidized skills training opportunities.
Currently, Amazon employs more than 40,000 veterans and military spouses in its business operations. The company estimates that out of 100,000 new employees, 16,000 will be military spouses.
Amazon’s head of global military affairs, John Quintas, said in a statement: “Amazon is focused on recruiting and training military talents through specially designed training programs to help veterans transition to private sector roles.”
“We value the unique skills and experience brought by the military community-our new hiring commitment will expand the current military impact on every business of the company,” he added.
Amazon offers a series of programs designed to help service personnel and military spouses transition to corporate careers, including its technical apprenticeship program and AWS re/Start.
For employees already working at Amazon, the retailer provides skills training for high-paying jobs through a career choice prepaid tuition program and technical college software engineer training.
Amazon’s other veteran and military spouse benefits include scholarships, guidance, military spouse support, and deployment benefits.
Amazon is not the only employer that promises to hire veterans and military spouses.
Walmart In 2020, 265,000 veterans were hired, and 44,000 people were promoted to the roles of salary increase and higher responsibilities. Among Home Depot’s employees, there are approximately 35,000 veterans or military spouses. Training 20,000 military businessmen annually, Fox News Report
In addition to the expected recruitment of 100,000 veterans and military spouses, Amazon said there are currently more than 35,000 job vacancies in the United States that need to be filled.
As of Tuesday’s pre-market trading hours, Amazon’s stock price was $3,700, down $18.55, or 0.50%.
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