The company has launched consultations over the closure of sites in Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster, and Gourock in the west of Scotland. All workers at the sites will be offered roles at other Amazon locations.
The online retail giant has also revealed plans for two new major fulfilment centres in Peddimore, West Midlands, and Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, which will create 2,500 jobs over the next three years.
Around 500 employees currently work at Amazon’s Hemel Hempstead site and will all be offered roles at its Dunstable warehouse or other nearby locations.
The consultations will involve around 400 staff at its Doncaster site in Balby Carr Bank, who the company plans to transfer to its two other fulfilment centres at Doncaster’s iPort. The proposals will also affect around 300 workers currently based at the Gourock site.
It is understood that these proposals are separate from Amazon’s recently announced plans to cut around 18,000 jobs worldwide as...