As it continues to reduce employment and streamline its operations, Amazon has begun the year with further layoffs.
According to The Seattle Times, the corporation acknowledged on Wednesday that it has let go of staff members from its corporate responsibility and communications division, which includes its sustainability team. Amazon did not disclose the number of impacted employees.
Amazon recently laid off 200 employees from its retail business, which runs its online marketplace. Additionally, earlier this month, the firm revealed that 1,700 employees would be impacted by the closure of seven warehouses in Quebec, Canada.
The most recent layoffs are a part of Amazon’s continuous endeavor to streamline decision-making and cut down on management levels. Since taking over as CEO in 2021, Andy Jassy has been attempting to streamline the business.
Amazon laid off at least 27,000 workers in a variety of departments during its largest layoffs in 2022 and 2023. It has been making targeted, minor cuts in different areas of the company ever since.
According to Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser, the firm will be able to react more quickly and put teams closer to customers as a result of the recent employment losses. Jassy claimed in September that Amazon had too many managers, which was decreasing productivity. In order to expedite work and decision-making, he requested that teams have fewer managers than normal staff.
Amazon also terminated its flexible remote work policy at the same time, mandating that staff members work from the office five days a week.
Amazon has refuted the belief held by several employees that this was done to promote resignations rather than layoffs.
Amazon promised to provide severance packages and 60 days of pay and benefits to those who lost their jobs. A few workers in the corporate responsibility and communications division are being asked to move, and Amazon will help them with the relocation.
