Hiring & Firing – Page 2
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M&S to hire 12,000 seasonal workers for Christmas
The new roles will span food, clothing and home, with jobs available in stores across the UK
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Comment and Opinion
Recruiting ex-offenders can benefit both food business and society, says Sir John Timpson
We have learnt, through experience, how to make prison recruitment an all-round success, says Timpson owner John Timpson
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Paul Baker to replace Tony Grace as Smiths News chief financial officer
Current CFO Tony Grace is set to retire on 31 December
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Aldi to create 2,000 new roles amid store expansion plans
Most of the available roles will be for store assistants, store apprentices, caretakers and cleaners as well as managerial positions
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B&M staging its own jobs fair in push to fill posts from stores to head office
The variety discounter is appealing for candidates to come along without an appointment to the event at its head office
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Growers ‘concerned’ by government red list country Covid rules
Under the rules, seasonal agricultural workers arriving from red list countries have to book a 10-day quarantine hotel stay
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Weetabix shortages possible as factory engineers consider strike action
New contracts due to major changes in shift allowances would see staff ‘lose up to £5,000 a year’
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JJ Foodservice battles HGV driver shortage with women-focused recruitment push
The wholesaler is offering salaries for permanent positions of up to £35k with no evening or weekend work
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Philip Morris doubles its sales force for Iqos
The tobacco giant announced this week it was ready to ramp up its sales across grocery with new fully trained sales representatives
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Amazon to create 10,000 new permanent UK jobs this year
It will open four new CFCs across the country throughout this year
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AHDB planning big job cuts following votes to abolish levies
140 jobs are under threat following growers’ votes to ditch the horticulture and potato levies earlier this year
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Nestlé to axe 600 jobs as it closes factory in Fawdon, Newcastle
Nestlé is to switch focus to production of its biggest brands
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Waitrose to create 400 new roles to fulfil Deliveroo orders
The new roles will be dedicated to fulfilling orders and readying them for collection by Deliveroo couriers
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Iceland takes on first trainees after joining graduate trainers MDS
The frozen specialist follows Aldi in becoming a member business of the fresh produce and food industry training programme
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Pick for Britain scheme for UK-based farm workers scrapped
The scheme was launched last year to recruit UK workers for seasonal farm jobs
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Asda ends in-store scratch baking putting 1,200 jobs at risk
The move comes just over a year after Tesco announced a similar shake-up of its in-store bakeries
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Harlech Foodservice to hire 50 staff and issue bumper pay rises
Its existing 150-strong workforce will see wages jump by an average of 5%
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JJ Foodservice launches recruitment drive for delivery team
The family-owned business is looking to bolster its 140-strong delivery team
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Wasabi appoints Kate Lucas as first grocery MD following ready meals success
Wasabi said Lucas had a strong track record of “building great brands across the grocery market”.
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The Collective bolsters sales & marketing capabilities with new senior hires
Fmcg veterans Jemma Luxford and Helen Facey have joined the yoghurt brand