Amazon begins redundancy process for 1,200 employees in Spain

Madrid – American e-commerce multinational Amazon is making cuts in Spain, where it plans to reduce its workforce by 1,200 employees. These employees currently work in the company's corporate offices in the country. Amazon is set to make them redundant as part of the global adjustment process announced this week.

According to information released this morning by the Europa Press agency and reported by various media outlets, Amazon Spain has initiated a collective redundancy process affecting up to 1,200 employees. The company has not yet confirmed this, and trade union representatives have not yet responded. To facilitate these staff cuts, the Spanish subsidiary of the American e-commerce multinational has reportedly opened two redundancy proceedings. One is for Amazon Digital Spain, a subsidiary with its head office in Madrid; the other is for Amazon Spain Services, which has its headquarters and offices in Barcelona.

With an estimated workforce of 28,000 in Spain, the same sources indicate that the 1,200 jobs to be cut represent 4.28 percent of its current staff. These employees are all engaged in corporate roles for the company in Madrid and Barcelona. Sources familiar with the process have stated that the company does not expect these redundancies to affect its operations. They confirmed there will be no impact in Madrid, Barcelona, or anywhere else in the country.

Part of a global adjustment of 14,000 jobs

The collective redundancy process that the company has reportedly begun in Spain is part of the adjustment plan for 14,000 jobs announced earlier this week. This figure is significantly lower than the 30,000 jobs that were initially reported to be cut globally by the e-commerce multinational.

This article was translated to English using an AI tool.

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