The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other 47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
2,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 July 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Internet sales giant Amazon has announced that it will create 2,000 new jobs across the UK in 2019. The locations and the nature of the roles have not been specified, though it is understood that some of the roles will be in the distribution centres and others will be in software development. The Chancellor of the Exchequer commented that the new jobs are a sign of confidence in the UK in the face of uncertain times. It has however been noted that the latest increases are well below previous years, most notably 2017, when 5,000 new jobs were created. Critics of the business continue to raise questions about the working conditions experienced by the staff in the warehousing operations.
Eurofound (2019), Amazon, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 98178, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98178.
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