Amazon to Give $500 Million in Holiday Bonuses to Front-Line US Workers

The Amazon logo is pictured outside the company's JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, N.Y., on Nov. 25, 2020. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would spend more than $500 million on one-time bonuses for its front-line employees in the United States who are working the holiday season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Full-time operations staff in the United States who are employed by Amazon from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31 will receive a bonus of $300, while those in part-time roles will get $150, the online retailer said in a blog post.