Amazon to create 10,000 jobs in Britain this year
Amazon said the new jobs will include roles across its operations network, at its corporate offices and Amazon Web Services
Amazon will create 10,000 new permanent jobs in the United Kingdom in 2021, taking its total workforce in the country to more than 55,000, it said on Friday.
The announcement provides a welcome boost to Britain's precarious labor market, with unemployment running at almost 5%.
GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE
Amazon said the new jobs will include roles across its operations network, at its corporate offices and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The group plans to open a new fulfillment center in Hinckley, central England, creating 700 jobs. It will also open a parcel center in Doncaster, northern England, and further fulfillment centers in Dartford, near London, Gateshead in northeastern England and Swindon in western England, each creating more than 1,300 permanent jobs.
EU COURT SCRAPS AMAZON'S $303M EU TAX ORDER
In addition to roles that pick, pack and ship customer orders, jobs will be created in engineering, human resources, IT and finance.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 188.73 | +2.30 | +1.23% |
The corporate roles will be across fashion, digital marketing, engineering, video production, software development, cloud computing, AI and machine learning, the company said.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS
Amazon also announced a 10 million pound ($14 million)investment over three years to train up to 5,000 employees in new skills.
($1 = 0.7112 pounds)
(Reporting by James Davey Editing by David Goodman)
