Online retailer Amazon has said it plans to expand its UK workforce by adding 1,000 full-time jobs over the coming months.
The US-based firm said the jobs will be created across its eight UK distribution centres at Dunfermline, Gourock, Doncaster, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rugeley and Swansea Bay.
Amazon, which last week became the latest multinational to be investigated by the European Commission (EC) over its tax affairs, said it has invested over £1 billion at its UK operations and has created over 2,000 jobs in the last two years. It currently employs 6,000 UK staff.
In January the retailer begins Sunday deliveries to seven UK cities, London, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds. Workers start on an average of £7.39 per hour, rising to up to £8.90 per after two years.
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