All Pay and jobs articles – Page 20
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NewsWaitrose links up with King Charles’s charity to fund grassroots farming projects across UK
The chosen projects will also be paired with a local Waitrose store, offering community engagement, mentorship and fundraising opportunities
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Marie Schofield, product and marketing manager, Kingsland Drinks Group
Marie is a product expert in ‘bottled at source’ wine, helping it through its journey to bar shelves
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NewsM&S managers to be able to work four-day weeks as part of new flexible working policy
Managers opting for a part-time contract will also be able to access their own pro-rated version of the compressed ways of working on offer
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NewsWilko raises entry-level pay for store and logistics staff
The privately-owned homes and garden retailer is also introducing a temporary further 50p-an-hour hike for logistics staff, lasting until the end of March 2023
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NewsAldi set to reclaim highest-paying supermarket title from Lidl
Lidl and Aldi have been swapping places as the highest-paying supermarket based on store worker starting rates this year
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NewsMorrisons outlines plan to recruit 3,500 extra staff at Christmas
Roles are being advertised across the UK in Morrisons’ stores, food making and logistics operations
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NewsPotential FSA vet and meat inspector strike set to further pressurise festive supplies
Hundreds of inspectors, vets and office-based staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are involved in a dispute with the FSA over pay
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NewsE-bike maker trials discount scheme for Deliveroo riders
The riders – the numbers of which and their locations to be selected by Deliveroo – will pay less than 50% of the standard retail price of the Burlington
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NewsTesco on hunt for 15,000 temporary Christmas staff
The jobs will involve working in Tesco’s Superstores and Extra stores for early morning, day or evening shifts
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Comment & OpinionWhy are shop floor staff struggling to pay bills while retailers make huge profits?
Retail workers are beginning to question whether they should accept low pay on the shop floor, says Nadine Houghton, national officer at GMB
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership launches new employment programme for care leavers
JLP has been running pilots in partnership with councils and local charities across different areas of the country to provide training and employment in its stores
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NewsQuorn Billingham factory staff planning ‘all-out’ strike over pay
More than 60 workers at Quorn’s factory in Billingham will begin ‘all-out’ strike action this Thursday in a dispute over a ‘derisory’ pay offer
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NewsBooker subsidiary Best Food Logistics staff ballot for strike action over Christmas
According to GMB, 93% of members rejected the latest offer and a further 85% indicated that they wished to formally ballot for strike action
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NewsSalmon farmer provides cost of living support for 678-strong workforce
Each employee will receive £750 over three months
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NewsAsda faces double strike threat but denies shoppers face Christmas shortages
The GMB today revealed it was set to ballot members working as home delivery drivers after learning of management plans to cut drivers’ pay.
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NewsSupply chain specialist Oakland International appoints Glenn Lindfield as first chairman
This latest appointment is part of Oakland’s larger plans to expand its operations and offer its services to yet more food markets
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NewsAsda defends pay record as union claims staff face Christmas food poverty
Its basic pay stands at £10.10 an hour, compared to Sainsbury’s £10.25, Tesco’s £10.30, and Aldi’s £10.50
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NewsAldi creating 3,000 new jobs to support its ‘biggest ever Christmas’
It’s looking for more than 2,000 temporary and permanent store workers and over 850 warehouse recruits
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NewsTesco UK & ROI CEO Jason Tarry joins IGD as president, replacing Patrick Coveney
Tarry is set to take over from current president, and former Greencore CEO, Patrick Coveney on 1 January 2023
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NewsLidl set to topple Aldi as highest-paying UK supermarket with new minimum hourly rate
Lidl has become the latest supermarket to give workers a second rise this year