Amazon creates 1,000 'highly skilled' jobs in three UK cities by Paola Stephany Martínez Altamirano https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4 en-us 2018-10-21 20:59:09 UTC 2025-11-06 06:09:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Amazon has revealed plans to create more than 1,000 jobs in the UK in Manchester, Edinburgh and Cambridge. a01701874 https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233061 2018-10-21 21:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233061 Doug Gurr, Amazon's UK country manager, described the new roles as "Silicon Valley jobs in Britain". a01701874 https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233103 2018-10-21 21:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233103 Earlier this month Amazon came under fire for cutting benefits for UK warehouse workers, partly offsetting recent pay rises. a01701874 https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233166 2018-10-21 21:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233166 It has also reported more than 440 health and safety incidents at its UK warehouses since 2015, according to Freedom of Information requests submitted by the GMB union. a01701874 https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233184 2018-10-21 21:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233184 The e-commerce giant, founded by Jeff Bezos, briefly become the second US-listed firm after Apple to have a market value of more than $1 trillion last month. a01701874 https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233322 2018-10-21 21:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/a01701874/5hsod3hd57f4/wish/295233322