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Article

10 Jan 2023

Author:
Sarah Butler, The Guardian

UK: Over 1,000 Amazon warehouse worker jobs 'at risk' after warehouse & delivery site closures announced

"Amazon to shut three UK warehouses, putting 1,300 jobs at risk", 10 January 2023

Amazon has announced plans to shut three of its 30-plus UK warehouses and seven small delivery sites, affecting more than 1,300 jobs.

Workers from the large warehouses...will be offered roles at other Amazon locations.

It is thought unlikely that many of the 300 workers at the Gourock site will want to relocate as there is not another Amazon facility nearby, as is the case with the Doncaster and Hertfordshire fulfilment centres.

Staff from the seven delivery sites...are expected to move to other sites nearby...

Steve Garelick, an organiser for the GMB union, described the announcement as “a real kick in the teeth for Amazon staff who worked themselves into the ground during the festive rush”. He said: “Hard-up Amazon workers can’t suddenly be expected to up sticks and move to a different fulfilment centre which may be many miles away. Local workers may not be in a position to take roles so far away from where they live.”...

A spokesperson for Amazon said: “We’re always evaluating our network to make sure it fits our business needs and to improve the experience for our employees and customers. As part of that effort, we may close older sites, enhance existing facilities, or open new sites, and we’ve launched a consultation on the proposed closure of three fulfilment centres in 2023.”...

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