Amazon has announced that it is seeking to hire 100,000 people across the US to keep up with a surge in orders due to the global spread of coronavirus.

Amazon has announced that it is seeking to hire 100,000 people across the US to keep up with a surge in orders due to the global spread of coronavirus. The retail giant has seen online shopping soar as more people have started to self-isolate at home and rely on online deliveries. The company will also temporarily raise pay by $2 an hour through to the end of April for hourly employees. This includes workers at its warehouses, delivery centres and Whole Foods grocery stores, all of whom make at least $15 an hour. Empty Europe during Coronavirus - In pictures 34 show all Employees in the UK and other European countries will get a similar raise. TOP ARTICLES 2/5 READ MORE Celebrities on TikTok including J.Lo, Will Smith, Miley Cyrus and Doja Cat "We are seeing a significant increase in demand, which means our labour needs are unprecedented for this time of year," said Dave Clark, who oversees Amazon's warehouse and delivery network. Amazon said this weekend that a surge of orders is putting its operations under pressure. READ MORE Theatres across UK close as West End goes dark over coronavirus It warned shoppers that it could take longer than the usual two days to get packages. In the UK, Amazon Prime deliveries on Monday said they would arrive by Thursday. Amazon also said it was sold out of many household cleaning supplies and is working to get more in stock. The Seattle-based company said the job openings are for a mix of full-time and part-time positions and include delivery drivers and warehouse workers, who pack and ship orders to shoppers. Amazon is already the second-largest U.S.-based employer behind Walmart, with nearly 800,000 workers worldwide.