All Pay and jobs articles – Page 19
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NewsAmazon to shed 18,000 staff worldwide and face Coventry strike action
The e-commerce giant did not share where the job cuts would take place, but it is understood many will be across Europe
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NewsOatly UK general manager Ishen Paran steps down
In a LinkedIn post announcing his resignation, Paran described it as an ‘end of an era’ and said that ‘2023 is for the family’
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Analysis & FeaturesNine things food, drink and supermarkets can expect in 2023
What’s happening in grocery and fmcg in 2023?
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NewsSainsbury’s hikes hourly pay for the second time in three months
The latest raise takes Sainsbury’s total investment in pay increases to £205m over the past year
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NewsTesco suffers Supreme Court setback in ‘fire and rehire’ case
The case relates to workers employed at Tesco’s Daventry and Litchfield distribution centres
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NewsGrowers welcome seasonal worker scheme expansion but warn of challenges ahead
The NFU’s deputy president Tom Bradshaw described the expanded scheme as a ‘positive step forward and a relief for many growers’
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NewsOcado Retail ‘small restructure’ results in 40 head office job losses
The company told The Grocer it had last month “completed a small restructure at its head office site” as part of an “ongoing drive for efficiency and cost effectiveness”
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NewsUnitas awards staff one-off £500 cost of living payment
The business said it was recognising the dedication and effort of its staff through the one-off payment
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NewsInfarm halves workforce and plans to ‘downsize’ UK operations
Some 500 staff are in the process of leaving the company, which warned it is proposing to “downsize operations” in the UK, France and the Netherlands
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NewsPoundland to open eight new stores in ‘super Saturday’ expansion push
The variety discounter is set to add 100,000 sq ft to its estate in time for Christmas, creating 160 new jobs
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NewsTesco offers staff advances on pay to help with cost of living
Around 280,000 colleagues will be able to get up to 25% of their contractual pay early
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NewsPilgrim’s Food Masters plans Southall factory closure, putting 220 jobs at risk
The food company has proposed the closure of the site in reaction to ‘challenging market conditions’
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NewsBakkavor Spalding strike suspended following new pay offer
The action would have affected production of own-label soups, sauces and deli products for Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and M&S
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NewsBakkavor plans closure of Leicester and Sutton Bridge sites, putting 900 jobs at risk
The ready meals and fresh foods producer is to begin a 45-day consultation period with staff
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NewsAsda HGV drivers strike avoided after breakthrough in union talks
More than 80 outsourced HGV drivers employed by Wincanton had begun to ballot for industrial action in a dispute over pay
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NewsPilgrim’s UK launches butchery academy to fill skills shortage
The company is investing in the programme to support skills development in UK-based workers and open up new opportunities for people to develop a career in the sector
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NewsFSA strike action not going ahead after failing to reach legal threshold
Unison told The Grocer the FSA had fallen short of the legal threshold by just one vote during the balloting, which closed on 31 October
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NewsSainsbury’s to hire 18,000 seasonal workers this Christmas
The 18,000 temporary roles consist of 15,000 at Sainsbury’s, 2,000 at Argos and 1,000 in logistics
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NewsFormer Sainsbury’s brand director Judith Batchelar joins board of foodtech company MicroSalt
MicroSalt has signalled a goal of entering the UK market with Batchelar’s appointment
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NewsRetail workers ‘overworked and underappreciated’ amid industry-wide labour shortages
53% of grocery business leaders feeling anxious about Covid infections further affecting their workforces