200 permanent jobs to be created by Amazon in Fife

Amazon is creating 200 permanent jobs at its fulfilment centre in Dunfermline.

More than 1,000 people currently work at the centre.

It comes as 10,000 new permanent jobs are being created by the firm across the UK, with more than 20,000 seasonal positions to be filled nationwide in the run-up to Christmas.

More than 1,000 of those temporary roles will be at Dunfermline, and recruitment for seasonal workers has already started.

Stefano Perego, Amazon's vice-president of European customer fulfilment, said: "We’re proud to be creating 10,000 new permanent roles across our UK network of fulfilment centres, sort centres and delivery stations offering competitive wages and comprehensive benefits starting on day one.

"Our people have played a critical role in serving customers in these unprecedented times and the new roles will help us continue to meet customer demand and support small and medium sized businesses selling on Amazon.

"We are employing thousands of talented individuals in a diverse range of good jobs from operations managers and tech professionals through to people to handle customer orders.

"We prepare year-round for the festive season and we’re also excited to have over 20,000 seasonal positions available this year to help delight our customers.

"We look forward to welcoming back seasonal workers who return year-after-year to work at Amazon and welcome new faces to the seasonal team."