Amazon is once again planning to shed tens of thousands of corporate jobs in the US and around the world.

 

The Wall Street Journal and Reuters claimed the job cuts are the biggest since 2022 when 27,000 employees were let go, and could be the largest cuts across the tech industry in five years.

 

Up to 30,000 white collar roles are on the chopping block at the multi-trillion-dollar company, according to Reuters.

 

That would account for about eight per cent of Amazon’s 350,000 corporate staff but would be a drop in its 1.55 million global workforce.

 

It’s understood the cuts will not affect staff at Amazon Australia, which has over 7000 employees nationwide across various roles including corporate, fulfilment, and Amazon Web Services.

 

Amazon Australia told Yahoo Finance it couldn't confirm or deny if Aussie staffers would be caught up in the huge job losses. 

 

Robotics and AI put to work

 

Meantime, Amazon has unveiled Blue Jay and Project Eluna, two new technologies designed to make its warehouses safer and more efficient through the use of robotics and AI.

 

While both projects are currently being deployed in theUS, Amazon Robotics chief technologist Tye Brady told NewsWire that Australia would not be left behind as the company rolls out new technologies across its network. 

 

Amazon’s Australian footprint continues to grow, supported by a $20 billion investment to expand local data infrastructure across Sydney and Melbourne (logistics centre pictured).