Amazon UK offers term-time contracts to warehouse workers

Unions welcome move but push for higher wages

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An Amazon warehouse near Leeds

Amazon UK is introducing a new contract that enables parents and grandparents working in the company's warehouses to opt for term-time-only employment.

Under this arrangement, individuals have the opportunity to take a six-week holiday during the summer, as well as two weeks each during the Easter and Christmas holidays. Amazon said workers who...

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