Fresh Amazon layoffs now target HR: 15% roles affected worldwide as company focuses more on AI

Amazon has once again announced a fresh round of layoffs, following a similar practice earlier in 2025. This time, however, the layoffs target the Human Resource teams (HR) as the company integrates AI deeper into its systems. The news, first shared by Fortune, cites sources that indicate that the e-commerce and cloud giant plans to eliminate as much as 15% of roles within its global HR organisation, which is known internally as the People eXperience Technology (PTX) team.