All People articles – Page 217
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Comment & OpinionKnow your stuff, be engaged and shine at your job interview
HR expert Joanna Jacobs shares her learnings on how to shine at interview, gained from interviewing hundreds of graduates, managers and leaders
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My Alternative CVAndrew Allen, Snaffling Pig, on foodie startups, Wayne’s World and elephants
”I had an old school paper round in Birmingham. I’d dread Thursdays as it was the jobs special…”
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NewsWaitrose recruits first director of food service
Simon Burdess, vice president of restaurants and bars at the InterContinental Hotels Group, will take up the newly created role in September
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NewsGist agrees to end pay disparity at M&S Hemel Hempstead site
Gist has agreed to give 23 workers on local contracts the same pay and conditions as employees on national contracts
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NewsPhilip Ainsworth made marketing director at Pernod Ricard
Ainsworth, who was previously marketing director for Wyborowa vodka, takes over from Patrick Venning…
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NewsAdelie Foods enters redundancy talks with 180 staff as it continues recovery
The sandwich maker is proposing to transfer production from its facility in Middlesbrough to other factories within the group, as well as relocating its Midlands distribution centre from Leicester to Tamworth.
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NewsTaylor report puts spotlight on gig economy worker rights
Companies such as Deliveroo could be forced to give workers more rights in the wake of the government review into modern employment practices
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NewsAldi seeks 4,000 new staff in recruitment drive
The roles are predominantly for store assistants, assistant store managers and deputy store managers
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NewsThousands of jobs risk being unfilled after Brexit warns report
An FDF-commissioned study found a ‘looming skills gap’ in the industry that apprenticeships are unlikely to fill
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InterviewsThe big interview: Christian Härtnagel
Christian Härtnagel has big plans to drive the fastest growing supermarket in the UK even harder
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Comment & OpinionBrexit has shone a light on food jobs
Just why is it so hard to find British workers for jobs in food and agriculture? asks managing editor Julia Glotz
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Comment & OpinionFailure can be useful if you learn from your mistakes
Let’s assume you’re technically competent in your job. What is the most common cause of failure in someone’s career? Executive coach Jennifer Baker offers some food for thought
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My Alternative CVMatt Hunt, Protein Ball Co, on Disneyland & Richard Branson
“I thought I would ace it but missed the fact that you had to speak perfect French!”
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NewsTributes paid as GroceryAid lynchpin Barrie Russell dies
Russell was known for wry humour and “repertoire of catchphrases”
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NewsTaskforce set up for Tesco Cardiff call centre closure
Welsh government took action after MPs slammed Tesco’s “completely unacceptable” handling of the announcement
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NewsBenny Higgins to step down as head of Tesco Bank
Higgins steered the bank through last year’s £2.5m cyber attack…
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NewsHelloFresh appoints Claire Davenport as UK CEO
Davenport replaces Ian Marsh, who left the role after one and a half years for personal reasons
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NewsSally Abbott made managing director of Weetabix UK & Ireland
Her previous position has been filled by Francesca Davies, now marketing director for UK & Ireland
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are so few Brits prepared to pick fruit?
The UK fruit & veg sector is at risk because Brexit has made it harder to hire seasonal workers from Europe - and Brits don’t want to do the job. We explain why it’s so hard to hire British workers for seasonal jobs, and what to do about it.
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Comment & OpinionAs Amazon shows the might of corporations, what can SMEs do?
After a number of fruitless attempts by Amazon to eat into the fmcg market, it now has a way in, says Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law. Here’s what SMEs can learn from it