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Chloe Taylor

Amazon gives working parents school holidays off amid battle over increase on 'poverty pay'

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Amazon unveiled a landmark new employment contract for working parents on Tuesday—but the move has been met with skepticism that it is being rolled out as a tradeoff for what labor unions say is “poverty pay.”

The tech giant announced that it would be offering a new type of contract for parents, grandparents, and guardians of school-age children who work in its U.K. warehouses—essentially giving them the choice to only work during school time.

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