Hiring & Firing – Page 5
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Aldi, Asda and Lidl on hunt for 16,000 workers to help keep shelves stocked
The three are the latest supermarkets to create thousands of new jobs as panic buying shoppers continue to strip shelves
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Co-op to fast-track recruitment of 5,000 store staff from hospitality industry
Recruitment procedures have been simplified for the temporary roles
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Central England Co-op employs temporary staff to cope with panic buying
The business has also launched an urgent appeal for food bank donations
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Morrisons to recruit ex-services personnel in vow to be ‘forces-friendly employer’
The supermarket said it already employed many ex-servicemen and women across its business
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Tulip consults over future of Tipton fresh pork plant
It is planning to shift production to other sites
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Tesco to restructure in-store bakeries putting 1,800 jobs at risk
Tesco bosses claimed they were responding to customer trends which had seen a big shift in customer tastes and preferences
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High street failures blamed for soaring government redundancy payouts
The Insolvency Service last year paid out £346m to workers made redundant by the collapse of a company
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Morrisons to axe 3,000 manager roles in push for frontline staff
Morrisons said around six management positions per store would go, but on average 14 new frontline roles would be created
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Sainsbury’s slashes hundreds of management roles in Argos integration
CEO Mike Coupe said the senior leadership team had been reduced by more than 20% since the start of the financial year in March 2019
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Asda opens consultation with staff over potential back office redundancies
Asda stressed that the proposals were not final and that it would look to find alternative roles for impacted colleagues
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Deliveroo to move technology teams to new Edinburgh HQ
The move will create 70 technical roles this year
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Analysis and Features
The battle for brains: how supermarkets are seeking the best in data talent
The demand for data scientists is soaring, but are there enough to go around?
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McCain set to cut 230 jobs following review of UK business
A spokesperson for the business said the decision had been made “after an extensive review of current and future requirements”
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Cook to revamp its ex-offender recruitment programme
Get Ready will launch in January and feature a two-week training programme for eight individuals run three times a year
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Deliveroo hires BBC political reporter Eleanor Garnier as policy advisor
Appointment comes as the Competition & Markets Authority investigates whether an Amazon investment in Deliveroo could harm…
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Search for new GCA kicks off with government job ad
The BEIS said it wanted a candidate with “strong ambassadorial and advocacy skills”
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Oppo eyes growth acceleration after appointing seven new executives
The business now had “the best team in place” to accelerate its growth, said co-founders Charlie and Harry Thuillier
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Asda disputes GMB claims it is threatening to sack 12,000
The union GMB had accused Asda of being poised to sack 12,000 workers just before Christmas
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New supply deals enable Peter’s Food Service to create jobs
Wales-based Peter’s will move to a two-shift operation later this month
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Retail staff vacancies in ‘substantial’ decline, figures reveal
Retail ranked bottom of the league table compared with other sectors