Hiring & Firing – Page 10
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News
More than 300 Asda HQ staff to be axed in new wave of cutbacks
The move under Sean Clarke’s turnaround strategy is the third major round of job cuts in as many years
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Number of convenience sector jobs declines 5% in past year
Increases in the national living wage and national minimum wage have ramped up pressure, says a new report from the ACS
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GMB looks to 'dramatically reduce' Asda job losses
Asda has commissioned a review of 3,257 staff to streamline its operations…
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Hundreds of jobs on the line as Asda reviews 3,000 staff roles
The supermarket says only 10% of the staff are likely to be affected by redundancy or reduced hours
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Comment and Opinion
What’s behind the latest round of supermarket head office job cuts?
Another month, another round of supermarket job cuts
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Sainsbury's rumoured to be axing over 1,000 jobs at head office
Sainsbury’s is rumoured to be axing more than 1,000 jobs at its head office just one month after Tesco made a swingeing round of redundancies.
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The number of jobs in the industry falls 3.3% on a year ago
The latest BRC Retail Employment Monitor showed reductions in hours worked on both full-time and part-time contracts
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Adelie Foods enters redundancy talks with 180 staff as it continues recovery
The sandwich maker is proposing to transfer production from its facility in Middlesbrough to other factories within the group, as well as relocating its Midlands distribution centre from Leicester to Tamworth.
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Comment and Opinion
Taylor review spells bad news for gig economy companies
The rise of court cases involving the gig economy – Uber and Deliveroo being the most high-profile – means the government will have to take the recommendations seriously
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Taylor report puts spotlight on gig economy worker rights
Companies such as Deliveroo could be forced to give workers more rights in the wake of the government review into modern employment practices
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Aldi seeks 4,000 new staff in recruitment drive
The roles are predominantly for store assistants, assistant store managers and deputy store managers
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Comment and Opinion
Is Cadbury’s ‘return to Bournville’ a comment on post-Brexit Britain?
Mondelez has hailed the move, but no new jobs are going to be created. So what does this tell us about the future of food manufacturing in the UK?
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Taskforce set up for Tesco Cardiff call centre closure
Welsh government took action after MPs slammed Tesco’s “completely unacceptable” handling of the announcement
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Comment and Opinion
The timing of this latest round of Tesco job cuts doesn’t look good
Can ’Drastic Dave’ justify these cuts and will Tesco’s promise that they are being done for good reason stand up to scrutiny?
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Tesco to axe 1,200 jobs at its head office
A quarter of staff at its Welwyn Garden City HQ are facing redundancy, a week after Tesco announced 1,100 jobs were to go at its Cardiff call centre
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Comment and Opinion
Why the Tories’ workers’ rights charter might put the wind up big business
Food and drink organisations have been calling for the government to invest in the workforce, so why the jitters over a new Conservative election pledge?
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Analysis and Features
Why is Nestlé's Blue Riband biscuit moving to Poland?
Nestlé says it made its proposals to ensure its UK sites “operate more efficiently and remain competitive”
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Nestlé to cut 300 UK jobs and move Blue Riband production to Poland
The confectionery giant’s Fawdon site is set to be among the most heavily affected by the proposed changes
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Bakkavor launches recruitment drive for M&S site Cucina Sano
The own-label food manufacturer is looking for more than 86 new employees to join its 690-strong team
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Laila's Fine Foods expands workforce as sales soar 45%
Fast-growing ready meals supplier Laila’s Fine Foods has posted another year of stellar sales growth