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The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon's latest recruitment drive, hailed by the government as a"vote of confidence in the British economy", will take its total UK workforce to more than 55,000.It also said it would invest £10m in skills training over three years including courses designed to help workers"who see their future outside of Amazon" including HGV driving, accountancy and software development.
Amazon's UK manager John Boumphrey said:"We're creating thousands of good jobs across the UK from a diverse range of roles with excellent pay and benefits."We're proud of the frontline roles we offer across Amazon, and we also know that they will be a stepping stone for some in their career journey."
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said:"Amazon's announcement today is fantastic news and a huge vote of confidence in the British economy, helping us deliver on our commitment to level up across the UK."
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