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Gourock Amazon plant closure looks set to have impact on Renfrewshire employees

The online retail giant confirmed yesterday that its Inverclyde operation is to shut with a loss of 300 jobs.

Daily Record

FM pledges to help Amazon workers in Gourock facing redundancy

NICOLA Sturgeon has pledged the Scottish Government will help Amazon workers facing the loss of their jobs “where we can” after the online…

The National (Scotland)

Amazon to shut three UK warehouses amid cost-cutting drive

The move is likely to affect 1,200 jobs

Evening Standard

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Amazon to shut three UK warehouses this year with 1,200 jobs affected

The Amazon sites that have been proposed for closure are in Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Gourock - but the company says all affected workers will be offered roles at other locations

Daily Mirror

Amazon to close Gourock plant with loss of 300 local jobs

It is understood workers were told about the plans, which will be consulted on, last night

Daily Record

Amazon to axe 18,000 jobs as it cuts costs throughout 2023

The online retailing giant has said that they plan to cut thousands of jobs as it battles to save money throughout the cost of living crisis - meaning that 18,000 will lose out.

Glasgow Live

Amazon Ireland job fears as firm to cut 18,000 roles globally in bid to slash costs

It is understood the job losses will include Europe, but Amazon has not given details of how each country, including Ireland, will be affected. Amazon employs around 5,000 people in Ireland.

Irish Mirror

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Amazon To Lay Off Over 18,000 People: CEO Andy Jassy

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company planned to eliminate over 18,000 people, thousands more than originally expected. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Amazon set to axe 18,000 jobs worldwide in largest layoffs in its history

The online retail firm said roles that will be affected the most include those across its stores, such as Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go, as well as its human resources division

Chronicle Live

Amazon will axe 18,000 jobs amid 'uncertain economy' as it aims to cut costs

The news came from a memo sent by Chief Executive Officer at Amazon Andy Jassy, as the retail giant will slash thousands of job around the world including in Europe

Daily Mirror

Amazon announces fresh wave of layoffs taking total job cuts to 18,000

CEO Andy Jassy said the move was about ‘finding a way to do more for customers at a lower cost’

Evening Standard

Amazon to slash over 18,000 jobs as part of massive layoffs

Last year it was reported that the tech giant was planning to cut 10,000 jobs with then-Tanaiste Leo Vardakar stating no job losses were anticipated for Ireland

Dublin Live

Amazon to axe 18,000 workers as more US tech firms cut jobs

Amazon boss blames economic uncertainty and recent rapid hiring while Salesforce cuts 8,000 roles, almost 1 in 10 staff

The Guardian - UK

Amazon to cut 18,000 jobs

That figure adds new layoffs on top of a previously announced workforce reduction of 10,000.

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ZeniMax testers voted to form the first Microsoft union

Hundreds of QA testers at Bethesda parent company ZeniMax formed a new union that Microsoft voluntarily recognized

Chronicle Live

Amazon workers in the UK to strike for first time ever this month amid pay row

Members of the GMB union in Coventry will walk out in January as they urge Amazon bosses to give them a 'proper pay rise'

Evening Standard

UK Amazon workers to stage first ever strike amid pay dispute

Members of the GMB union based at a Coventry warehouse will walk out on January 25

Wales Online

Amazon workers announce first UK strike at the end of January

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry will strike on January 25. Union GMB has said more strike dates may follow in the coming weeks.

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WEKU

Video game testers approve the first union at Microsoft

Quality assurance workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Studios began voting on a union in December. Microsoft pledged to remain neutral through the process and let employees decide if they want to join.

The Independent UK

Video game workers form Microsoft's first US labor union

A group of video game testers is forming Microsoft’s first labor union in the U.S. It will also be the largest union in the video game industry

Dynamite News

Microsoft Claims To Have No Idea Why 'Call Of Duty' Franchise Is Special

American tech multinational Microsoft, which a year ago announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, might keep 'Call of Duty', the video game company's iconic franchise, from appearing on Sony's PlayStation. Read on for details:

Tribune News Service

Why 'Call of Duty' game matters to the FTC in Microsoft-Activision deal

Vancouver, Washington, resident Michael Feist has logged nearly 163 hours on "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II" since it was released two months ago.

The Times of India

Google gets demand notices from CCI for non-payment of penalties

NEW DELHI: The Competition Commission is understood to have issued demand notices to Google for its failure to pay within the stipulated time the penalties imposed on the internet major for anti-competitive practices, according to sources.

WEKU

Union wins made big news this year. Here are 5 reasons why it's not the full story

Starbucks stores from coast to coast. An electric vehicle battery plant. The first Amazon warehouse in the U.S. All kinds of workplaces unionized in 2022, but winning elections is only the first step.

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Microsoft says the FTC’s Xbox lawsuit violates the U.S. Constitution

Microsoft issued its response to the FTC’s lawsuit against the Activision Blizzard deal and called the Commission’s actions unconstitutional

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