Amazon has already laid off thousands of employees, and it has now been revealed that the company is asking people to leave voluntarily. According to internal documents obtained by CNBC, the e-commerce behemoth is making “voluntary severance” offers to some employees across multiple divisions. Human resources and employee services departments are also included.
Those who are ready to leave the company will receive a severance payment in the next three months, as well as one week’s salary for every six months of employment with Amazon. The offer will also include a weekly stipend for 12 weeks, which can be “used to offset COBRA premiums,” according to the report. Employees will also continue to receive insurance coverage until the end of the year.
