Around 70,000 people are employed by it in the UK as of right now, including 400 in the Doncaster center, 500 at Hemel Hempstead, and 300 at Gourock.
The company runs two other facilities in Doncaster and one in Dunstable, which is roughly 20 minutes’ drive from Hemel Hempstead. According to Amazon, these locations may be able to accommodate workers impacted by the closures.
Knock you in the teeth
The actions, according to Steve Garelick, a GMB union representative for Hemel Hempstead, are a “genuine kick in the teeth for Amazon personnel who worked themselves into the ground during the festive rush.”
Further away from their homes, he continued, jobs can be challenging for employees to accept.
Hard-working Amazon employees cannot be expected to abruptly uproot and move to a different fulfillment center that may be located far away, he said.
West of Scotland Labour MSP Katy Clark referred to the closure of the Gourock warehouse after 19 years as “appalling.”
Added her: “This is awful for the neighborhood and the 300 employees who could lose their jobs.
“Throughout the pandemic and the holiday seasons, these employees heroically supported houses and provided essential supplies.
“The Scottish Government must act immediately to support these workers in finding new employment.”
Since the outbreak, Amazon has under under increasing pressure about workers’ rights.
