Amazon has confirmed plans to cut around 16,000 jobs worldwide as it steps up efforts to streamline its operations, following the accidental release of an internal email outlining the reductions.
The announcement marks the latest major round of layoffs at the retail and cloud computing giant, coming just three months after it cut around 14,000 roles. The bulk of the latest job losses are expected to fall in the US, although the company said there will also be some redundancies in the UK.
Amazon has not disclosed how many UK-based employees will be affected.
Rachel Fagan, GMB Organiser, said:
Amazon is showing itself for what it is; a company that cannot be trusted to do the right thing by working people in the UK. Bosses are overseeing thousands of job losses which will cause huge damage in towns and cities across the country. Now is the time for decision makers to recognise Amazon as a company fixated on eye-watering profits at the expense of workers and local people.
