Amazon’s Luxembourg Hub Braces for Record Job Cuts

Amazon’s Luxembourg HQ is bracing for its biggest local layoffs, with the government confirming that hundreds of corporate roles are at risk at the company’s European nerve center. The cuts would mark a rare retrenchment at one of Luxembourg’s largest private employers and a pivotal node in Amazon’s regional operations.

What Happened

Luxembourg’s labour minister, Georges Mischo, said in an interview published on November 28, 2025 that as many as 470 positions at Amazon could be threatened as the company restructures. He pledged to press the company to use a national job‑retention program to avoid what he called a potential “historic” social plan. The comments followed reports that Amazon’s European headquarters in the Grand Duchy was preparing for a significant headcount reduction. Up to 470 roles are at risk, according to the minister’s account.

Why It Matters

Amazon’s Luxembourg hub oversees key corporate functions for its European stores and has grown into a major employer in the country. Company figures indicate the headquarters employs more than 4,250 permanent staff, underscoring how any sizable cut would ripple through the local economy. The site’s stature—strategic decision-making, finance, legal and compliance for European markets—makes any restructuring here particularly consequential.

The Bigger Picture

The local move aligns with Amazon’s global belt‑tightening. In late October, the company said it would eliminate about 14,000 corporate jobs worldwide—roughly 4% of its corporate workforce—as it plows more investment into artificial intelligence and trims costs elsewhere. Those reductions are Amazon’s largest since 2023 and continue a broader tech‑industry reset following pandemic‑era expansion.

What’s Next

Talks between the government, staff representatives and the company are expected to continue, with officials urging redeployment and training where possible. The scale of any final cuts in Luxembourg will hinge on those consultations and on how far Amazon leans on attrition, internal transfers and severance to reshape its teams. For now, the message from policymakers is clear: use Luxembourg’s job‑retention tools before resorting to mass redundancies.

Sources

• Amazon European Hub in Luxembourg Braces for Record Job Cuts — Bloomberg (December 16, 2025)
• Réunion décisive pour éviter "un plan social historique" — Luxembourg Government (November 28, 2025)
• Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates — Associated Press (October 27, 2025)
• Amazon invested €1.8 billion in Luxembourg in 2024, supporting thousands of jobs — About Amazon (September 19, 2025)