All Pay and jobs articles – Page 14
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NewsAsda boss Stuart Rose admits 470 job cuts will draw criticism but says ‘that’s life’
‘Clearly those people who are leaving the businesses probably won‘t be very polite about me but that’s life,’ said Rose
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NewsKFC to hire 700 permanent staff members ahead of festive period
The fried chicken chain is recruiting more staff members to pursue its expansion plan
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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda’s bleak Christmas message to staff is so brutal
It never looks great, even for an industry stalwart like Asda’s Stuart Rose, to be seen making store improvements at the expense of staff
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NewsBudget measures to heap £120m in added costs on M&S, says chief
Stuart Machin said ‘we don’t want to pass on these costs to our customers’ through price rises but ‘can’t rule anything out’
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NewsAsda cuts almost 500 head office jobs as it orders staff back to office
The changes are understood to apply to more than 5,000 of Asda’s head office workers across three different locations in Leeds and Leicester
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Katie McDaid, product developer, Cypressa
‘I wanted to make an impact, and being a small part in designing what people pop in their basket was very enticing’
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Comment & OpinionBudget is playing a dangerous game with food price inflation
You don’t need to be an economist to realise that this budget will perpetuate food price inflation and it might not even help
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Comment & OpinionEmployment Rights Bill: what do supermarkets need to know?
Changes around unfair dismissal, zero-hours contracts and trade union rights are most relevant for supermarket employers, says Liz Cotton, employment partner at law firm TLT
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Comment & OpinionThe budget has set the stage for a tough business environment
Many businesses will be counting the cost of the triple-whammy of higher National Insurance contributions, lower thresholds, and a whopping increase in the national living wage, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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News‘Shafted’ farmers dismayed by budget tax hikes warn of price increases
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget has been slammed by the farming sector for its ‘betrayal’ over tax hikes
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NewsOcado Group appoints tech veteran as new chair
Adam Warby was a founding member of the IT consulting and services Avanade Corporation and served as its CEO for 11 years
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NewsManilife invests £1m in new factory as a platform for growth
The new 13,500 sq ft site in Derbyshire – set to start production in the first quarter of 2025 – has capacity to store up to six billion peanuts, equating to 15 million jars of peanut butter
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Comment & OpinionThe budget proves food manufacturing has no government backing
We see no investment agenda from government on a bigger scale, says Andrew Keeble, co-founder at Heck
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NewsHealth app and gut shot brand Zoe staff facing further redundancies
The company confirmed to The Grocer it was “restructuring our teams at Zoe to continue on our ambitious mission of transforming the health of millions”
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NewsAmazon grocery lead Tony Hoggett steps down
Hoggett said his time at Amazon had been “incredible” but “it’s time for the next step in my career”
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Francesca Harrison, marketing manager, Oato
‘Having a proactive and go-getting attitude is key, especially if you’re keen to go for challenger brands’
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NewsStuart Machin urges Chancellor not to raise taxes on business
The M&S chief said he hoped recent ‘rumours’ that Rachel Reeves planned to raise National Insurance were untrue
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NewsJLM Global Foods seeks rescue deal as administration looms
The Grocer understands a pre-pack deal is potentially close to being secured
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ProfilesDell’ Ugo CEO Sophia Cooke on musicals, Bangkok and Comic Sans
For National Pasta Day tomorrow, Sophie takes us on her journey from graduate fmcg buyer to watch buyer to fresh pasta brand CEO
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Freya Weston, senior assistant brand manager, Babybel
’Instead of a normal cover letter, I put my key achievements on to The Laughing Cow packaging as the header’