Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) will grant a pay rise for UK operational staff following a dispute which has seen workers repeatedly walk out in recent years.
Trade unions said the increase was "too little, too late".
Employees such as delivery drivers and those in fulfilment centres will receive between £13.50 and £14.50 an hour from September 29, equating to a rise of 9.8%, the company said.
This will increase to between £13.75 and £14.75 for those who have worked at Amazon for over 36 months.
Amazon said that since 2022 it has hiked hourly rates 35%, with £550 million worth of investment in increasing pay for UK staff.
Workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Coventry have gone on strike for almost 40 days in recent years as the GMB union fights for union recognition and pay of £15 an hour.
GMB organiser Rachel Fagan argued the rise announced today was insufficient as workers for the company face “unsafe working conditions, low pay and excessive surveillance ...every single day.”
She said: “Amazon’s reputation is in the gutter over its treatment of its own workers, and now company bosses are trying to plaster over the facts.”