Amazon increased its pay for warehouse workers to $18 per hour and announced it would be hiring more than 125,000 logistics and transport workers. Amazon is also trying to lure in workers with a signing bonus of nearly $3000. Several other companies like Walmart and Target also followed Amazon. But sadly, the minimum wage hike alone isn’t enough to lure the laborers back to work.

Unprecedented times 

President Biden quotes that these are “unprecedented times,” and people are still contemplating a significant loss. Unlike the previous generations who had seen at least one war in their lifetime, modern-day citizens struggle enormously to cope with the first major large-scale dilemma in the form of a pandemic.

Unemployment is still rampant, and so is quitting jobs at all levels, from high-salaried directors to simple warehouse workers. It will take some time for the labor industry to settle down, and the labor market should adapt itself to meet the changing needs. 6sigma.us helps businesses to use lean six sigma techniques to manage such unforeseen situations effectively.

Demand for flexible working hours 

Walmart announced it would pay over $16 hourly wage for its warehouse workers and over $200 as a weekly bonus for workers sticking with them during the festive and holiday season. This announcement is a pleasant surprise to store associates who are often paid significantly less and made to work for long hours due to their temporary work status.

But the quitting did not reduce, and further research stated, the employees expect the management to give them flexible working hours. They choose to spend more time with their family and friends and want more staffing to share their workload. Surveys conducted in many companies stated employees demand flexible working hours as a significant demand in addition to high pay.

Better pay requests 

Employees in all sects are demanding high pay, not for luxury but to meet their basic expenses. Most of them have used their savings and insurance during the lockdown and cannot survive low-paying jobs. They prefer to utilize the unemployment benefits rather than struggling to meet ends with a job that cannot pay enough to fulfill their basic needs.

Small businesses are hit hard by these high pay requests, and nearly 50% of the companies yield to labor requests. Huge companies are trying to hire people by offering them better basic pay. But the employees also demand, increase in overtime pay, weekend perks, and high bonuses, in addition to a minimum wage increase.

Personal responsibilities 

Several employees now have personal responsibilities like taking care of an elderly parent, a sibling, or a child because of some death or illness in the family. It forces them to quit the job they love and depend on government aid to live and support their dependents.

Taking care of a relative, mostly a parent or a child that stays home due to illness or without school, is the primary reason most employees state for demanding flexible working hours. The business owners must come forward to relax the stringent work hour adherence and utilize those willing to work from home in whatever way possible to tackle the situation.

Qualification disruption 

Several students and college goers lost their education due to the pandemic and haven’t resumed full-time learning. Students without degrees or school dropouts could not find even low-income jobs even though they are qualified. The US government and the Labor Bureau advice small businesses to hire youngsters without a school or college degree and give them time to finish their education.

Even huge companies hiring people for technical jobs now reduce their recruit requirement rules. They hire individuals with medium grades and low experience to meet the high demand for workers in all industries and levels of the job market.

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