Tech IndustryJul 8, 2021
AmazonzqlF50

Amazon relocation pay back rules

If I quit Amazon after a year and three months is completed, do I have to pay Amazon anything in Luxembourg? #amazon #luxembourg

Amazon jellyfryh Jul 8, 2021

Not after 12 months…

Amazon zqlF50 OP Jul 8, 2021

Thanks! Such a relief.

Amazon tByY34 Apr 28, 2022

hello, please share outcome, im in similar case.

Nutanix yeeeeeeett Jul 8, 2021

Check your offer letter. In the US, if you leave before 2 years, you’ve to pay back part of your bonus.

Amazon zqlF50 OP Jul 8, 2021

Thanks! The offer letter has nothing in terms of paying back. In Lux, the bonus is paid in monthly instalments over two years and not all at once while joining. So, I've only been paid the bonus for the months I have worked. The offer letter says "In case of termination for any reason before two years, you will not be paid the remaining instalments of the bonus". Is the bonus paid all at once at start in the US?

Uber 6_yoe_335k Jul 8, 2021

@Amazon what your describing sounds like a sign on bonus, not a relocation bonus.

Discover Financial Services jklphsi Jul 8, 2021

You need to look at the relocation documents shared with you when you first got the offer and not the offer letter - as far as I know it would say something like prorated for 24 months (or 12 months)

Amazon zqlF50 OP Jul 8, 2021

I just checked and couldn't find any such clause in the relocation documents (lump sum and the other package both). But I do remember reading 12 months somewhere when I first got the documents. Just not able to find it. Do you know which document has it?

Discover Financial Services jklphsi Jul 8, 2021

I misspoke - I'm sorry here's the clause from my offer letter " Relocation benefits paid to you or expenses incurred on your behalf will be treated as an advance and will be earned on a prorated daily basis as you complete two full years of employment with the Company. If your employment with the Company is terminated for any reason prior to the second anniversary of your Start Date, you will be required to repay any unearned portion of the amounts paid to you or incurred on your behalf to the Company. "

Amazon AmazonLux Jun 21, 2022

What was the outcome? (am in similar situation)