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Amazon Opens EREs in Spain to Cut About 1,200 Corporate Jobs in Madrid and Barcelona

The collective dismissal triggers Spain's consultation process as part of a plan to eliminate 14,000 corporate roles worldwide.

Overview

  • The company filed two proceedings covering Amazon Digital Spain in Madrid and Amazon Spain Service in Barcelona.
  • The scope is limited to corporate offices, with no impact on logistics operations or other Spanish cities, according to Amazon.
  • Amazon España employs about 28,000 people nationwide, highlighting that the proposed reductions target office roles.
  • Executives frame the move as streamlining to reduce bureaucracy, remove layers and redirect resources to strategic investments.
  • Affected employees will have 90 days to pursue internal transfers with priority consideration, and negotiations with employee representatives are underway with city-by-city numbers not yet finalized.