Employment
‘Injury and pain at Amazon far more widespread’ than originally thought
Two thirds of Amazon US warehouse workers took time off to recover from pain sustained on the job
More than two-thirds of Amazon’s US warehouse workers surveyed by researchers reported that they took unpaid time off to recover from pain or exhaustion sustained on the job.
The new US-focused study, published Wednesday by the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Urban Economic Development, found that 69 per cent of workers surveyed stayed home without pay to recover, including 34 per cent who did so three or more times.
The data suggest “injury and ...
