NEW YORK: Amazon’s plans to pay all its US employees at least US$15 (RM62) an hour is putting pressure on small business owners, even those who aren’t retailers directly competing with the huge company.
“Amazon is giving a kick in the butt to a lot of business owners to increase compensation,” says Gene Marks, owner of The Marks Group, a small business consulting firm in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
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