More than 300 people working on temporary contracts for Amazon in its Dunfermline warehouse have been given full-time permanent roles. 

Amazon announced today that they had plans to create over 5,000 full-time jobs this year across the UK. 

There are now more than 1,700 permanent employees at their premises in Dunfermline. 

Doug Gurr, UK Country Manager, Amazon commented: “We are creating thousands of new UK jobs including hundreds of apprenticeship opportunities as we continue to innovate for our customers and provide them with even faster delivery, more selection and better value."

The company said it will work to hire as many individuals as possible from seasonal positions into these new permanent roles and that so far, over 10,000 of the company’s 19,000 current employees started with the company in a seasonal role.

“Amazon is committed to creating opportunities with choice and flexibility that appeal to the widest range of individuals, from those that want a full working week to those that just want to work for a few hours,” said Roy Perticucci, Vice President, Europe Customer Fulfilment, Amazon.

Amazon also today announced a new apprenticeship programme, offering hundreds of apprenticeship opportunities in engineering, logistics and warehousing roles in fulfilment centres across the country.