Amazon under fire on redundancies and Prime promotion

Amazon is failing in its legal duties when making staff redundant, according to union GMB. Meanwhile the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against an Amazon promotion for its Prime membership service The GMB union has accused the internet giant of failing to follow proper procedures when making redundancies from its UK fulfilment centres, including its warehouse operations in Swansea and Milton Keynes. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacket Copy: Amazon categorizes Rodney King's memoir as 'criminal biography'

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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