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The turnover rate inside Amazon has reached crisis levels prompting the compensation change.

Of the almost 20,000 employees the company said contracted the coronavirus last year, Amazon maintains only 27 potentially caught it at work.

“Our focus remains on listening directly to our employees and continuously improving on their behalf,” Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said.

Project Juno provides military spouses with a new or similar job in their new location within 48 hours.

A recent poll found that 81% of Americans feel the U.S. should support Afghans who worked with our troops.

Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other minority “Laborers & Helpers” accounted for 61% of the additional employees, the data show.

Amazon is on a mission to attract even more talent with increased pay and benefits.

The world’s largest online retailer and cloud-computing company plans to hold a career fair Sept. 15, continuing a pattern in recent years of inviting job seekers en masse to learn about the company’s open roles.

A Microsoft study found that 73% of 30,000 people in 31 countries want flexible, remote work to stay. Paradoxically, 67% also want more in-person time. The companies most likely to win the talent war, therefore, will offer a mix.

The lawsuits come as Amazon, known for an aggressive and intense workplace culture, faces pressure to make life better for its workers.