Amazon to pay $61.7m for taking delivery drivers’ tips
World’s largest online retailer used a portion of the gratuities to pay drivers' basic hourly rate, says FTC
02 February 2021 - 21:26
New York — Amazon.com will pay $61.7m to settle a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finding that the company withheld tips meant for Flex delivery drivers for more than two years.
Despite pledging to drivers and shoppers that Flex drivers would receive 100% of the value of tips, the world’s largest online retailer used a portion of the gratuities to pay the basic hourly rate for the on-demand package delivery programme, the regulator said on Tuesday...
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