India, Oct. 29 -- Amazon has begun notifying corporate employees affected by its latest round of layoffs, after announcing plans to eliminate about 14,000 roles across the company as part of a restructuring effort.

According to internal messages viewed by Business Insider, the notification emails were sent early Tuesday morning, with some workers receiving text alerts before they reached the office. The alerts urged them to check their personal or work email and, in some cases, directed them to call a help desk if they hadn't received "an email message about your role".

A message from Amazon HR chief Beth Galetti, shared on the company's internal Slack, told affected employees they would receive full pay and benefits for the next 90 day...