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Amazon (AMZN) Faces Recruitment Challenges Despite 75,000 UK Employees

Amazon's UK boss, John Boumphrey, highlighted the challenges in recruiting skilled workers despite the company employing 75,000 individuals in the UK. He noted that nearly a million young Britons are not engaged in education, employment, or training. Although the UK's unemployment rate rose to 5% in March from 4.9% in February, Boumphrey called for mandatory work experience for those over 16 to address skill gaps. Amazon operates 100 premises in the UK, including 30 warehouses, and aims to address the discrepancy between available jobs and skills of candidates.