Amazon’s vision is to be Earth's Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to Work.
Find out how we commit to this vision by exploring the benefits and perks of working as an Amazon Warehouse Operative and Sortation Associate.
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Benefits can vary by role, location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status.
Competitive Pay
We offer competitive pay and attractive working conditions, along with processes and systems to ensure the well-being and safety of all employees.
Your Base Pay
For all full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal roles in our fulfilment centres, sort centres, and delivery stations, pay for new Operations roles starts at a minimum of £13.50 per hour and goes up to £14.50 per hour depending on site’s location.
Add-ons that bump-up your pay
At Amazon, overtime and night shifts* are paid extra.
When working overtime*, you earn between £20.25 per hour up to £29.00 per hour (depending on location and the weekly volume of extra hours conducted).
When working night shifts, you earn between £15.66 to £16.82 per hour (depending on location).
At Amazon, regular attendance and loyalty pay off. After 36 months’ tenure, your base pay increases. Regular attendance can also translate into bonuses.
*Overtime rates and night shift allowance are subject to change at Amazon’s discretion.
When working overtime*, you earn between £20.25 per hour up to £29.00 per hour (depending on location and the weekly volume of extra hours conducted).
When working night shifts, you earn between £15.66 to £16.82 per hour (depending on location).
At Amazon, regular attendance and loyalty pay off. After 36 months’ tenure, your base pay increases. Regular attendance can also translate into bonuses.
*Overtime rates and night shift allowance are subject to change at Amazon’s discretion.
Working hours/schedule that allow for Work-Life Balance
At Amazon, we recognise that all our employees have different schedules and responsibilities.
That is why we strive to offer multiple types of contracts and working hours that allow you to balance work and life.
A standard contract includes a fixed 40 hours per week, but you can also choose to work part-time.
Traditionally, shifts are 4 x 10 hour days. We propose fixed shift patterns, for example from Monday to Thursday.
If you need flexibility or a permanent change, you can either swap shifts online or request a permanent change in your schedule.
The flexibility of our shift patterns helps us improve our ability to provide fast delivery for our customers and gives employees less commuting time and more days in the week for free time and social activities. In addition, we offer paid time off – annual leave is up to 5 weeks plus bank holidays.
Maternity and paternity leave is offered, depending on tenure. You can also take unpaid leave to look after your child’s welfare.
That is why we strive to offer multiple types of contracts and working hours that allow you to balance work and life.
A standard contract includes a fixed 40 hours per week, but you can also choose to work part-time.
Traditionally, shifts are 4 x 10 hour days. We propose fixed shift patterns, for example from Monday to Thursday.
If you need flexibility or a permanent change, you can either swap shifts online or request a permanent change in your schedule.
The flexibility of our shift patterns helps us improve our ability to provide fast delivery for our customers and gives employees less commuting time and more days in the week for free time and social activities. In addition, we offer paid time off – annual leave is up to 5 weeks plus bank holidays.
Maternity and paternity leave is offered, depending on tenure. You can also take unpaid leave to look after your child’s welfare.
Benefits and Perks
All Amazon Operations employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package which is worth more than £700 annually. This includes:
- Multiple types of insurances available to support your health and finances: Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Eye Care Vouchers, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Critical Illness Insurance and Personal Accident Insurance.
- Pension Plan: Putting money away in your Amazon UK Retirement Savings Plan is a great way to save for your future. Amazon matches your contribution up to a maximum of 5% of your basic pay.
- The benefits that makes your life simpler: Employee Assistance Program (provides confidential support, guidance and resources for every aspect of work and personal life. It’s available to you and any eligible dependent family members), Work+Family Program (online platform offering practical support, resources and information to help you better manage work and family challenges to enable a positive work/life balance, no matter what life stage you’re in), Child Care Vouchers, Travel Insurance, Gadget Insurance, Cycle to work, Season commuter tickets (up to £10,000 per year, interest free and repaid in monthly installments through payroll).
- The benefits that make you smile at work: Free tea, coffee and water are available for employees. Snacks/drinks/food are provided on occasion. Rest areas or canteen style seating are available in all sites.
- The benefits that unlock shopping discounts: First, you gain access to an app that allows employees to get discounts on food, travel, shopping, entertainment, technology, sports, phones and family essentials.
In addition, you benefit from a 10% discount code on both Amazon shipped and Amazon sold items on Amazon.co.uk (up to a maximum spend of £1000).
Safe and Innovative Working Environment
Safety first
At Amazon, nothing is more important to us than the safety of our people. We constantly strive to innovate and improve on our on-site practices to offer you a secure, modern, convenient and enjoyable workplace. We benchmark against UK national data, published by the Health & Safety Executive, confirming we have over 40% fewer injuries on average than other transportation and warehousing businesses in the UK.
Learn more about how Amazon prioritises health and safety while fulfilling customer orders.
Learn more about how Amazon prioritises health and safety while fulfilling customer orders.
Innovation at your service
Boost your career by joining an innovative logistics company with 20+ years’ experience in developing technology advancements that make the future of logistics a reality.
We have a rich history of developing and introducing cutting-edge technology into our fulfilment centres to assist our employees and provide a great work environment. Already more than 6 years ago, Amazon introduced Robotics in the UK Operation centres. Robots work by sliding under a tower of shelves with products, lifting it and moving it through the site. It makes your job safer and it reduces the time you spent walking, stowing and picking orders – delivering innovation at your service to make your work experience an even better one.
We have a rich history of developing and introducing cutting-edge technology into our fulfilment centres to assist our employees and provide a great work environment. Already more than 6 years ago, Amazon introduced Robotics in the UK Operation centres. Robots work by sliding under a tower of shelves with products, lifting it and moving it through the site. It makes your job safer and it reduces the time you spent walking, stowing and picking orders – delivering innovation at your service to make your work experience an even better one.
Career Growth Opportunities
As an Amazon employee, you’ll be in a world class work environment and will benefit from full training provided by us. We support our employees’ professional growth from the start with paid on-the-job training. That means you can join us immediately without having any previous work experience in the logistics industry. You’ll also get access to cross-training opportunities that help you gain further qualifications. Additionally, we offer Career Choice and Apprenticeships programs to help progress your career.
What’s Amazon’s Career Choice program?
Amazon believes everyone should have the opportunity to learn new skills and build their career. Career Choice is an innovative Amazon program uniquely designed to upskill our employees who are interested in pursuing a future outside of Amazon. The only eligibility criteria to access the program is to have worked for one full year for Amazon. Career Choice pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in high-demand fields, up to £8,000 over four years.
Find out more about Amazon Career Choice.
Find out more about Amazon Career Choice.
What’s Amazon’s Apprenticeships program?
Our Apprenticeship program is perfect if you want to combine theoretical learning with practical, hands-on experience, all while being paid to train. The programs span a variety of roles across our business and across the UK, lasting between 14 months and four years. The roles, which pay minimum of £10 p/h - £11.10 p/h, up to £30,000 a year for degree-level apprenticeships, include 100 degree-level apprenticeships in automation engineering, project management, software development and chartered management.
Join us on our 14 month BIT Apprenticeship scheme and you will be trained on our process paths while also growing your skills in crucial, complementary areas like safety first, problem solving, communication and project planning.
Successful completion of this apprenticeship could lead to a permanent position in our operations team and from there a range opportunities will be available including supervisory and management roles across Amazon in the UK and abroad.
Find out more about Amazon Apprenticeship Program.
Join us on our 14 month BIT Apprenticeship scheme and you will be trained on our process paths while also growing your skills in crucial, complementary areas like safety first, problem solving, communication and project planning.
Successful completion of this apprenticeship could lead to a permanent position in our operations team and from there a range opportunities will be available including supervisory and management roles across Amazon in the UK and abroad.
Find out more about Amazon Apprenticeship Program.