E-commerce giant Amazon is set to cut around 30,000 corporate jobs starting Tuesday as part of a major cost-cutting effort to streamline operations after over-hiring during the Covid-19 pandemic.

While the figure represents a small portion of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, it accounts for 10 per cent of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate staff, marking the largest job reduction since the 27,000 layoffs carried out between late 2022 and early 2023.

The move follows a Fortune report that the company plans to cut up to 15 per cent of its human resources workforce, with further reductions expected across multiple divisions.

According to Reuters, Amazon has been gradually reducing headcount across several business units over the past two years, including devices, communications,

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