Tesco is consulting with staff on proposals to outsource some buying administration roles to India.
In an email seen by The Grocer, David Chamberlain, Tesco's business change manager, said he was exploring "transitioning some of the administrative tasks from the UK office to the office in India in the next Tesco calendar year".
The changes would affect admin staff working in the buying department of Tesco's Cheshunt headquarters. "The consultation process does not mean that all buying administration roles are at risk of redundancy, but is an opportunity for us to be open and talk about this proposal and to explore in more detail what this may look like," the email stated.
Usdaw confirmed it was involved in the consultation, but a spokeswoman said the number of staff affected was as yet unclear. Tesco refused to say how many roles were at risk.
Chamberlain's email, sent to many of Tesco's suppliers, asked for sympathy to be shown to workers. "We work in a highly competitive environment and like all businesses need to constantly review what we do and how we do it. This is a difficult time for many people in the Tesco business and I ask you to give them your support and understanding."
Tesco said it had created over 11,000 jobs this year. "We constantly review support office roles to ensure we can provide the very best service. As part of the latest review, we are currently carrying out a consultation over the possibility of transferring a small number of roles to our long-established support office in Bangalore," it said.
In an email seen by The Grocer, David Chamberlain, Tesco's business change manager, said he was exploring "transitioning some of the administrative tasks from the UK office to the office in India in the next Tesco calendar year".
The changes would affect admin staff working in the buying department of Tesco's Cheshunt headquarters. "The consultation process does not mean that all buying administration roles are at risk of redundancy, but is an opportunity for us to be open and talk about this proposal and to explore in more detail what this may look like," the email stated.
Usdaw confirmed it was involved in the consultation, but a spokeswoman said the number of staff affected was as yet unclear. Tesco refused to say how many roles were at risk.
Chamberlain's email, sent to many of Tesco's suppliers, asked for sympathy to be shown to workers. "We work in a highly competitive environment and like all businesses need to constantly review what we do and how we do it. This is a difficult time for many people in the Tesco business and I ask you to give them your support and understanding."
Tesco said it had created over 11,000 jobs this year. "We constantly review support office roles to ensure we can provide the very best service. As part of the latest review, we are currently carrying out a consultation over the possibility of transferring a small number of roles to our long-established support office in Bangalore," it said.
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