Amazon's Christmas jobs bonanza
HUNDREDS of new jobs are to be created at Amazon after bosses revealed plans to double the workforce for Christmas — although they refused to say exactly how many.
The mixture of temporary and permanent posts will be recruited in the next few months to cope with the festive rush.
It is not the only firm taking on extra staff for the Christmas period in the Swansea Bay area.
Toys R Us also announced that it was looking to recruit an extra 110 temporary staff for its Parc Tawe store.
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Last December, around 1,000 staff manned Amazon's new 800,000 sq ft operation in Jersey Marine.
The online retail firm's storage space had only been open a few months at the time.
After a successful settling-in period, an Amazon spokesman said the company expected to generate staffing levels "significantly" above December's mark but refused to speculate exactly how many.
"We are currently ramping up our operations as we prepare for the Christmas period," said the spokesman.
"Last year, Amazon.co.uk shipped more than one million items during its busiest 24-hour period from four UK fulfilment centres, the biggest of which is here in Swansea Bay.
"Last year was our first Christmas in Swansea Bay and since then, we have continued to increase the volume of products held and fulfilled from this centre.
Recruitment
"As such, we are preparing for a much bigger Christmas at this centre in 2009. Although we don't provide specific numbers of employees for sites in the UK, I can say that we will be looking to more than double our workforce over the coming months.
"This recruitment will result in a significantly higher number of associates making up
our workforce at Christmas 2009 than in the previous year."
Comments
by Kaylo, swansea
Thursday, October 22 2009, 9:48PM
“Does anyone know how many temps amazon kept permanent, I believe they are kept under agency contract which equals reduced pay, no discounts, no bonuses and restricted from using the car park. Talk about being treated differently in the same work place.”
by Linda, Neath
Thursday, September 03 2009, 10:00AM
“About time Amazon came clean on how many people are employed full time in this huge monstrosity of a building. If they are anything like supermarkets it will be a very small number indeed. How can they say hundreds of jobs will be created without stating how many and whether these jobs are permanent or temporary and full time, part time or contract hours. Amazon will wait and see what demand is first and then employ how many they desperately need. Then they might be in work for 2 weeks and then out again. What person can afford to come off benefits for something as fragile as this? No guarantees, in work today and out tomorrow. Lets have some figures Evening Post, under the FOI act if needs be - how many people are employed in Amazon, how many full time, how many part time. How many have been employed every week since the place opened and how much profit has Amazon made. When we have figures then we will believe the hundreds of jobs, not before.”
by Anon, Swansea
Thursday, September 03 2009, 7:31AM
“What a joke - have they sorted out paying staff what they owe them before pretending to employ more people.”
by Rebecca, port talbot
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 4:54PM
“whats this? a reunion?”
by s.c.f.c, MORRISTON
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 3:23PM
“full time jobs, what a laugh!!they take you on as temp, promise you the earth, then finish you on xmas eve(after your shift as ended)..even the full timers are on pins, no unions,disiplinarys dished out like no tomorrow, employees treated like dirt!!!good luck to the new starters, they will need it...”
by geoff, Westcross
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 1:11PM
“iya tony butt.I was there an all,i went fishing with you too?!”
by brian harris, st thomas
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 12:17PM
“tony i knows ew too butt”
by Pamazon Recruitment, Pamazon Jungle
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 12:15PM
“Oi Tony is your real name Anthony, coz if it is i's knows ewe. Did you work on the night shift, with me and egg”
by tony roberts, swansea
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 11:05AM
“treated like dirt made to work xmas eve and boxing day with the promise of a full time job then layed off new years eve ...
fab place to work”