Hiring & Firing – Page 13
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NewsSainsbury’s to permanently close in-store counters and 420 Argos stores
Retailer has warned that 3,500 roles could be impacted by the changes
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to cut 1,500 head office jobs
JLP’s executive director, finance Patrick Lewis will also step down at the end of the year
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Comment and OpinionWith its Brexit nonchalance, the government is taking a huge risk with British farming
With Brexit just 43 working days away, the food and drink industry is still largely in the dark about what’s going to happen
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NewsWaitrose to recruit over 1,800 drivers and pickers to meet online demand
The new employees will be working across its stores and two London fulfilment centres in Coulsdon and Enfield
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NewsExtend non-UK labour scheme or face price hikes and shortages, growers warn
Data from industry bodies showed the UK-resident workforce is not big or reliable enough to fulfil growers’ labour needs
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NewsMorrisons takes axe to property division
The supermarket said it was set to make around 10 redundancies at its head office-based team in Bradford
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NewsHolland & Barrett names non-exec director Steve Willett CEO
He succeeds the retailer’s former boss Tony Buffin, who stepped down earlier this month
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NewsTurkey industry calls for Covid-19 exemption for seasonal workers
BPC CEO Richard Griffiths said the UK turkey sector ‘cannot survive without access to non-UK labour’
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NewsBrakes cuts 500 jobs and closes depots and call centres
The news comes at the end of a three-month consultation process
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NewsPret a Manger to cut 400 more jobs and close six stores
This latest redundancies come after the chain cut its workforce by a third, laying off 2,800 employees at the end of August
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NewsLomond rehires redundant staff as sales soar after hospitality reopening
The Glasgow-based operator laid off 40 employees, reducing its headcount from 113 to 73, during lockdown
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NewsMorrisons to hire 1,000 new staff to keep up with Amazon expansion
It said the staff would help pick and pack customer orders from over 50 stores
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NewsDeliveroo to double number of riders this year with 15,000 new hires
It has already enrolled 15,000 riders during the course of the pandemic
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NewsAldi plans 4,000 new jobs as it invests £1.3bn in new stores and upgrades
It has pledged to invest the money into new and upgraded stores, distribution centres and further innovations across its business
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NewsExpand SAWS or expect growers to close down, NFU Scotland warns MPs
The Scottish industry body has called for ‘urgent clarity’ ahead of the 31 December Brexit deadline
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NewsWaitrose to sell Wolverhampton store to Tesco as four branches close
The 140 partners at the Waitrose Wolverhampton branch will move to Tesco under TUPE provisions
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NewsHarvey Nichols set to make 70 redundancies at Edinburgh store
The Edinburgh store is its only Scottish branch in a portfolio of eight across the UK and Ireland
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News125,000 retail jobs lost so far in 2020, according to report
Retail jobs have been shed at a rate of 15,700 a month, according to figures from the Centre for Retail Research
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NewsPret A Manger lays off a third of workforce
The announcement comes after the lockdown has wiped out ten years of growth
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NewsTesco announces 16,000 new jobs on back of online boom
The jobs are in addition to 4,000 permanent jobs already created since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak