Amazon has been "working to strengthen our organization by reducing layers."

Amazon sent a notice out to staffers in an apparent error acknowledging "organizational changes" at the company.

The e-commerce giant appears to have inadvertently tipped off some employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday, Jan. 28, by sending an errant email.

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

Amazon employees were shaken after a premature internal email hinted at fresh layoffs, as the company prepares further corporate job cuts.

Amazon slashed 14,000 white-collar jobs in late October, with CEO Andy Jassy stressing the need for the company to eliminate excessive bureaucracy by trimming operational levels and reducing the number of managers.