Amazon.com Inc. says it's hiring 50,000 temporaryworkers at order-fulfillment centers across the U.S. this holiday season.
The Seattle-based online retailer says it expects"thousands" of those it hires to stay on full time.
Full-time workers get stock grants and benefits. The companysays its full-time employees make 30 percent more than traditional retailemployees. It says stock grants have added an average 9 percent to base payover the last five years.
Tuesday's announcement follows hiring announcements frommajor retailers.
Among those, Macy's Inc. plans to hire 80,000 seasonalworkers, while Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to add 50,000. Toys R Us Inc. plansto hire 45,000 seasonal workers this year.