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From: Sr K9/9/2021 4:59:01 PM
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Amazon Dangles Free Bachelor’s Degrees as New Perk in Fight for U.S. Workers

E-commerce giant will expand college education benefit as it battles to hire hourly workers in tight U.S. labor market

Employers Competing for Workers Turn to Signing Bonuses and Freebies

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Employers Competing for Workers Turn to Signing Bonuses and Freebies

Low-wage work is in high demand, and employers are now competing for applicants, offering incentives ranging from sign-on bonuses to free food. But with many still unemployed, are these offers working? Photo: Bloomberg News

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Chip Cutter

Updated Sept. 9, 2021 4:36 pm ET

Amazon.com Inc. is offering to pay college tuition for more than 750,000 U.S. employees, as the battle for hourly workers escalates beyond minimum wages.

The e-commerce giant joins other retailers, restaurant chains, garbage haulers and meat processors dangling the prospect of a free college education as a way to lure and retain staff in a tight U.S. job market.

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