Starting November 1st, Amazon will pay all its US employees a minimum wage of $15 an hour in a move that e-commerce giant expects to impact more than 250,000 full- and part-time employees and 100,000 seasonal workers. Amazon has also said that it will be lobbying for an increase in the Federal minimum wage, currently set at $7.25 an hour.
Amazon has been facing an increasingly severe backlash over the treatment of its warehouse workers. Senator Bernie Sanders had previously taken aim at the company’s median salary of around $28,000, claiming that one in three Amazon workers in Arizona are on public assistance. A recent Amazon SEC filing put the median salary at $28,446 (implying half its workers are earning less). A $15 hourly salary for...
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Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Tuesday that he is finding it "difficult to understand" the parameters used by the MSK Prasad-led selection committee for picking the national squad.
India and West Indies have shared a healthy rivalry for the longest time that has culminated into some riveting contests over the years. Though the West Indies are a pale shadow of their glorious past now, especially in the longer format of the game, there have been some memorable moments when they have been pitted against India. Cricketnext takes a dive into some of those moments when the two sides have faced off in India.
Lead West Indies pacer Kemar Roach will miss the opening Test against India as he has been forced to fly back to Barbados following the death of his grandmother.
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