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Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the US-but only now his employees earn a salary increase

There was a time when Jeff Bezos won the world's "worst boss" award. Accused of representing the "inhumanity of bosses," Amazon's working conditions have been continually challenged, with frequent reports of employee strikes and abuses and excesses committed to its employees.But now, after a series of criticisms that the company has suffered in recent months by rising earnings and low pay to its employees, the online commerce giant has announced that US and UK employees will earn more.According to the Washington Post, on US soil, the minimum wage increase will be around 36%, with employees earning 11 dollars earning 15 dollars (around 12 euros) per hour. The increases are valid as of November 1st."We listened to our critics, we thought a lot about what we wanted to do and decided that we want to lead," said the Amazon CEO, in a statement, encouraging competitors "and other big employers to join us."Workers at European headquarters will also be covered by this measure, with around 40,000 UK employees having a pay rise of between 18% and 28%. British workers received 8.98 euros for each hour of work and will receive 10.67 euros per hour, except those in London that will reach 11.79 euros.
In the same communication, Jeff Bezos said that he will press the US government to increase the national minimum wage, which is currently set at $ 7.25 (about 6.27 euros).In the US, Senator Bernie Sanders was one of the biggest critics of the e-commerce giant, having introduced a law called the "Lei Bezos," designed to force large employers to raise wages and provide for a tax increase for those whose employees need the help of the government to support themselves.With a fortune valued at $ 160 billion, Jeff Bezos was "richest in the US" on a Forbes list, having dethroned Bill Gates, a longtime leader since 1994 and whose fortune is valued at $ 97 billion.Amazon's stock price hike more than doubled allowed Amazon's CEO to see his fortune grow $ 78.5 billion since last year.



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