In the bustling city of Liverpool, where history blends seamlessly with modernity, opportunities abound for those seeking employment. Among these opportunities, Amazon warehouse jobs stand out as lucrative options for job seekers looking to join a dynamic workforce. In this article, we delve into the world of Amazon warehouses in Liverpool, exploring the available jobs, the working environment...
There will be 1,200 jobs lost when Amazon shuts down three UK warehouses
Amazon has opted to close three less profitable UK warehouses – this will result in the loss of 1,200 jobs. The three Amazon warehouses were used to repack orders collected by planes at bases marked out within 14 miles of each warehouse. The scanners and machines housed in these buildings can now be used at Amazon’s other sites in the UK and Europe, as well as its distribution center...
Amazon UK adds e-cargo bikes and walkers in the decarbonization drive
LONDON (Reuters) Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make deliveries on the ground to rev the decarbonization of the transport network it uses to deliver packages across the country.The group, 75,000 permanent UK employees, said on Thursday it adds two new small delivery hubs in London and opening one in Manchester for bikes and walkers a 300 million pounds, five-year...
Amazon to launch UK insurance comparison site
Amazon is to enter the UK insurance market in an attempt to challenge the big four price comparison sites and succeed where its rival Google failed. Amazon Insurance Store will enable customers to search for home insurance products from only three providers initially. “This initial launch is just the beginning,” said Jonathan Feifs, Amazon’s general manager of European payment products...
Amazon to up electric fleet by thousands across UK and continent
Amazon is investing more than €1bn (£880m) to add thousands more electric lorries, vans and cargo bikes to its sprawling fleet of delivery vehicles across Europe over the next five years. The online retailer said it would invest £300m in the UK, where it plans to have as many as 700 electric HGVs by 2025, up from just five today, and more than triple its fleet of electric vans to 10,000 across...
‘I just want to live’: how UK Amazon workers came to brink of strike
“Idon’t want Jeff Bezos’s boat, I definitely don’t want his rocket – but I just want to live,” says George (not his real name), who works at Amazon’s vast Coventry “fulfilment centre”, and has become involved in organising workers there. “I shouldn’t have to work 60 hours a week just to pay bills,” he says. “I’ve got kids. Kids need shoes, school uniform; they need to eat. I had a debt collector...
Amazon workers walk out for second day in pay dispute
Hundreds of workers at Amazon in Bristol walked out for a second day on Friday in protest over pay. Some 300 staff at the warehouse in Avonmouth stopped work on August 5 in response to being offered a pay rise of 35p an hour – around 3%. It is understood the starting salary for workers at the Bristol site, which employs around 1,500 staff, is £11.10 an hour. The pay deal currently on offer...
Amazon workers walk out for second day in pay dispute
Hundreds of workers at Amazon in Bristol walked out for a second day on Friday in protest over pay. Some 300 staff at the warehouse in Avonmouth stopped work on August 5 in response to being offered a pay rise of 35p an hour – around 3%. It is understood the starting salary for workers at the Bristol site, which employs around 1,500 staff, is £11.10 an hour. The pay deal currently on offer...
PAY ATTENTION, 007 No Time To Die and every Bond film now streaming on Amazon Prime
Missed No Time To Die at the cinema? No problem. The latest James Bond film is available to stream now courtesy of Amazon Prime Video, which comes with a 30-day free trial. You’ll also find every other James Bond film available to watch on Amazon’s streaming service too. No Time To Die was released back in September 2021, after several Covid-related delays. The latest James Bond film...