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Oct 26, 2021

Unpacking the HR mistakes that flipped over the lives of some Amazon workers

Also, Tesla has now become a trillion-dollar company after rental car company Hertz ordered up 100,000 Teslas to add to its fleet.

Union votes at Bessemer, Alabama's, Amazon facility were set to be counted on March 29. — Union votes at Bessemer, Alabama's, Amazon facility were set to be counted on March 29.
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How HR mishaps left Amazon workers underpaid and out of jobs
by David Brancaccio, Rose Conlon and Meredith Garretson Morbey
Joseph Rushmore for The New York Times
Amazon workers lost pay and occasionally jobs due to mistakes by the company’s employee leave system.

The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

Unpacking the HR mistakes that flipped over the lives of some Amazon workers