FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, April 22, 2020 . REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Wednesday it would extend the temporary increase in its hourly pay and double the overtime pay through May 30, bringing its total salary cost for hourly employees to nearly $800 million.

Reporting by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi

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