Amazon Launches Program to Attract Delivery Drivers
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is working to gain an advantage in the growing competitive environment to attract, and retain, gig contractor delivery workers. Amazon Flex launched in 2015, and the company is now rolling out a Flex Rewards program to make the work more attractive and less stressful for drivers.
Flex is an app-based platform where delivery drivers can sign up for designated shifts -- typically a range of three- to six-hour blocks of time -- for available package or food-delivery work. The competitive nature of what's available typically requires drivers to repeatedly refresh the screen to claim blocks, and because they are claimed within seconds, some drivers have resorted to using bots to gain a speed advantage.
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