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years, further shares will vest. Over  medical accommodation options
       time, many Amazon employees get  that address both physical and
       more refresher RSUs. RSUs are  mental health issues. By giving your
       frequently given to valued or new  employees health insurance, you
       employees as a means of encouraging  may strengthen their commitment
       hiring or the accomplishment of  to the company and lengthen their
       performance objectives.            stays.

        Regardless of level, tenure, or    Amazon provides workers with a
       position, Amazon provides full-    range of family leave benefits to help
       time regular employees with  them at any stage of life they may be
       complete  medical,  dental,  and  at:
       vision coverage. The business offers   Pregnancy  leave  offers  birth
       a shared deductible health plan and   mothers up to 4 weeks of pre-
       a Health  Savings Account,  two    partum paid leave and 10 weeks of
       different  types  of  health  insurance   paid leave (post-partum).
       (HSA).   The    Health   Savings
       Account  (HSA)  offers  an  alluring   Employees are entitled to 6 weeks
       method for workers with high       of paid leave under the parental leave
       deductible health plans to save for   policy after the birth or adoption of
       future medical expenses while also   a child. (To qualify, an employee
       dramatically lowering the yearly tax   must have worked for the company
       burden. When medical costs rise,   for a full year.) The employee has the
       HSA funds can assemble over time,   option of taking this leave all at once
       surpass their initial investments,   or in two installments. The lack of
       and be used as a retirement plan.   such employee-friendly regulations
       HSA payments are tax deductible    may prevent some people from
       and grow tax-free, just like pre-tax   having stress-free parenthood.
       contributions to a 401k. However,   If an employee does not have access
       unlike  a  conventional  401(k),   to paid parental leave through their
       distributions from the account are   company, they may split any unused
       not  taxed  if  utilized  for  medical   portion of their parental leave with
       costs.                             their husband or domestic partner

        Employees are given access to     under the Leave Share Programme.
       comprehensive    medical     care   A 401(k) plan with a 50% company
       from  day  one,  free,  confidential   match  is  offered  by  Amazon.  A
       counseling services available around   401(k) plan with a 50% company
       the clock, and a range of leave and   match is offered in the United States


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