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Daily Infographic: Wage and bonus increases seen as necessary to attract warehouse talent
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Amazon bumps pay for warehouse, delivery workers
It’s been a tumultuous couple months for Amazon’s logistics network as it contends with unionization efforts, an overbuild of warehouse space and an OSHA investigation into working conditions.
The heat is on. But the e-commerce giant just took a step to smooth over its relationship with front-line workers.
On Wednesday, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that beginning in October, warehouse workers and delivery drivers will see their average starting pay rise from $18 to over $19 an hour. The...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-bumps-pay-for-warehouse-delivery-workers
Big dig: DOTs buried in snowplow driver shortages
Many states have been trying to dig themselves out of snowplow driver shortages in recent years, forcing them to step up their recruiting, training and retention strategies.
According to a UPI report, Montana is missing half of its temporary drivers this year. As of early December, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation had hired just 40% of its usual seasonal workers. And in Kansas City, Missouri, transportation officials have been scrambling to onboard new plow drivers to fill a 30% gap...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/big-dig-dots-buried-in-snowplow-driver-shortages
Don’t be bamboozled by bonuses: pay is falling
- Total pay (including bonuses) grew 4.8% in the year to November-January and regular pay 3.8%.
- After inflation, total pay is up 0.1%, but regular pay is down 1% (inflation over the three months averaged 4.8%).
- This is the first time that real regular pay has fallen by 1% in a three-month period since summer 2014, and it has been falling since November last year.
- In the public sector, total pay was up just 2.4%, compared to 5.3% in...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/15/dont-be-bamboozled-by-bonuses-pay-is-falling/
Daily Infographic: Amazon to hire 150,000 seasonal workers
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Daily Infographic: NYC legislation establishes minimum payment per trip for delivery drivers
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Daily Infographic: Walmart to hire 20,000 supply chain workers
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[FAQ]Where Does The Maritime Industry Stand On The Gender Pay Gap?
In the EU, women work almost 2 months for free each year compared to men and this is no different in maritime industry which is already struggling to maintain a level of gender diversity. Latest data reveal a current gender pay gap of 43% in the UK maritime industry alone.
What exactly is the gender pay gap?The difference between the average gross hourly earnings of men and women expressed as a percentage of the average gross hourly earnings of men. This means the gap cannot be justified on the...
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New Zealand: Company to pay $514,300 in fines and reparation after overloaded fishing vessel sinks
A Wellington-based fishing company, its sole director, and a master were fined a total of $449,500 over the sinking of the grossly overloaded fishing boat ‘Victory II’ in June 2017. The company was also ordered to pay $64,800 in reparation to the crew for unpaid wages and emotional harm.
Maritime NZ Central Region Compliance Manager, Michael-Paul Abbott, said Victory II should have carried no more than five tonnes of fish.
Instead, it was loaded with at least 28 tonnes when it sank near Kaikōura...