• Amazon laid off more than 1,200 delivery drivers as it severed contracts with small logistics companies in the U.S. in recent months, a company spokesperson told CNBC Thursday. The contracts the company ended were part of its Delivery Service Partner program that has helped Amazon rapidly increase its own delivery capacity, making it less reliant on carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, (UPS) and (FDX) “We have ended relationships with some partners and Amazon is working closely with all impacted drivers to ensure they find opportunities to deliver Amazon packages with other local Delivery Service Partners with little to no disruption to pay,” a company spokesperson told CNBC. Health Minister Jens Spahn said the uptick in cases was largely due to people returning from international vacations in Eastern and Southern Europe or attending parties or large family events. Read More...
• Amazon laid off more than 1,200 delivery drivers as it severed contracts with small logistics companies in the U.S. in recent months, a company spokesperson told CNBC Thursday. The contracts the company ended were part of its Delivery Service Partner program that has helped Amazon rapidly increase its own delivery capacity, making it less reliant on carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, (UPS) and (FDX) “We have ended relationships with some partners and Amazon is working closely with all impacted drivers to ensure they find opportunities to deliver Amazon packages with other local Delivery Service Partners with little to no disruption to pay,” a company spokesperson told CNBC. Health Minister Jens Spahn said the uptick in cases was largely due to people returning from international vacations in Eastern and Southern Europe or attending parties or large family events.
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