SEATTLE - Amazon announced this week that it will pay 100% college tuition for its 750,000 hourly employees in the United States — one of several major companies to offer such incentives in an effort to attract and keep workers.The e-commerce giant said in a statement Thursday that it will cover the cost of college tuition, textbooks and other fees as part of the program, which will begin in January 2022.
Workers across its vast operation network are eligible after 90 days of employment, which include those employed at warehouses and distribution centers. "This makes all 400,000 employees who joined the company since the start of the pandemic eligible to access Amazon-funded education opportunities," the company said.The employees’ tuition.