Online retailer Amazon has announced it is hiring 2700 seasonal staff in Scotland to meet customer demand in the lead up to Christmas.
The announcement comes as the US internet giant revealed it will bring in a total of 15,000 new workers for the festive season.
Amazon, which is expanding operations in this country, said it expected hundreds of the temporary staff would later be able to take up permanent jobs.
The company said it was creating a variety of roles across its eight “fulfilment centres” and its Edinburgh customer service centre. Two of those are based in Scotland, with bases in Dunfermline, Fife and Gourock in Inverclyde.
The company said it will split 2500 jobs between the two bases with a further 200 appointments expected at the Edinburgh customer service centre.
The six other distribution sites across the UK are in Doncaster; Hemel Hempstead; Milton Keynes; Peterborough; Rugeley, Staffordshire; and Swansea Bay.
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