An internal email referring to a new wave of redundancies was sent to a number of Amazon employees before being cancelled.

Amazon has told staff it plans to cut around 16,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy across the business.

"Some of you might ask if this is the beginning of a new rhythm – where we announce broad reductions every few months. That's ‍not our plan," said Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experie...