Online giant Amazon is to hire more than 15,000 staff to help service customers during the busy festive season. The jobs will be based across the company’s UK network of centres and delivery stations. Amazon said pay rates will start at a minimum of £13.50 an hour, rising to £14.50 depending on location.
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post. Here
00:07are your headlines for today. The online giant Amazon is to hire more than 15,000 staff to
00:14help service customers over the festive season. The jobs will be based across the company's
00:20UK network of centres and delivery stations. Amazon said pay rates will start at a minimum
00:27of £13.50 an hour, rising to £14.50 depending on location. The Operations Director Anil
00:35Verma said we prepare year-round for the festive season and we're excited to have more than
00:4115,000 positions available this year in the UK. So update this morning from Amazon which
00:47is hiring more than 15,000 staff for the festive season. My name is Greg Wright and I'm the
00:52Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.