ONE of Warrington’s largest employers has confirmed that the minimum starting pay will rise.

Amazon has announced the minimum starting pay for frontline operations employees in Warrington will rise from £12.30 per hour to £13.50 per hour from September 29.

The business has two sites in the town, both located at Omega close to the M62.

For those with 36 months service, the increase will be to between £13.75 and £14.75 per hour.

Amazon says has invested £550million in increased pay for operations employees across the UK since 2022, representing a 35 per cent increase in the hourly rate in just two years.

Additionally, from day one, all employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, subsidized meals and an employee discount.

Together, these benefits are worth more than £700 annually, and employees can take advantage of our company pension plan.

Amazon also offers employees an innovative program called Career Choice that provides funding for skills development through nationally recognized courses of up to £8,000 over four years.

More than 19,000 employees have participated in Career Choice since its launch in the UK in 2014.

Amazon UK country manager John Boumphrey said: “Our frontline employees across the UK operations network are a huge part of the success of our business, and we appreciate everything they do to deliver for our customers.

“That is why we are proud to announce that we are increasing our minimum starting pay for all frontline employees to the equivalent of more than £28,000 a year.

“We continue to offer industry-leading benefits from day one, as well as outstanding opportunities for our employees to start and grow a great career.

“These are just some of the reasons people want to work at Amazon, whether it is their first job, a seasonal role or an opportunity for them to advance their career.”

People interested in applying for roles at Amazon should visit amazonjobs.co.uk