Amazon is encouraging Flex drivers -- contractors who make deliveries in their own cars -- to try the new program. These people currently drive groceries to customers’ homes, while the products are gathered and bagged in stores by Amazon employees earning at least $15 an hour. The test will require Flex drivers to do the picking and packing, too, according to correspondence reviewed by Bloomberg. If the program catches on, it could help Amazon control costs by limiting the number of employees who are eligible for benefits. On a website describing the new Shop and Deliver program, the company said it will provide Flex drivers “with a new flexible earnings opportunity."

Source: Mint September 15, 2020 03:11 UTC