Hiring & Firing – Page 15
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NewsSurge in interest for farm roles since start of coronavirus outbreak, says jobs site
Searches for ‘fruit picker’ quadrupled while those for ‘farm worker’ more than doubled, according to Totaljobs
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NewsCoronavirus: GLAA allows temporary licences to help food sector
The authority will let firms not currently sourcing labour for food businesses to do so for up to three months
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NewsDTC recipe box supplier Gousto recruiting 100 new factory staff
The staff are needed to keep production running amid soaring demand
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NewsNumber of Brits applying for food picking roles doubles
Applications from UK workers for roles picking fresh produce have almost doubled in little more than a week
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Analysis and FeaturesThe food & drink suppliers hiring new staff to cope with coronavirus
Thousands of workers are needed at some of Britain’s largest food & drink suppliers. We break down the roles on offer
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NewsCoronavirus: 2 Sisters boss makes urgent appeal for staff
Ronald Kers said several hundred permanent and temporary roles were on offer
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NewsCo-op fills all 5,000 temporary store roles in under a week
The retailer announced the recruitment drive last Friday
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NewsCoronavirus: Müller seeking up to 300 workers to cope with ‘strong’ demand
It is seeking extra staff amid high demand for its fresh milk, yoghurts and butter, as well as its delivery arm
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NewsCoronavirus: Fresh produce labour providers report surge in UK job applicants
UK growers need 70,000-80,000 seasonal workers every year, with most of these jobs taken up by migrant labour
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NewsOcado seeking redeployed staff from businesses impacted by Covid-19
The online supermarket is inviting businesses impacted by the outbreak to send any temporarily unneeded staff its way
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NewsAldi, Asda and Lidl on hunt for 16,000 workers to help keep shelves stocked
The three are the latest supermarkets to create thousands of new jobs as panic buying shoppers continue to strip shelves
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NewsCo-op to fast-track recruitment of 5,000 store staff from hospitality industry
Recruitment procedures have been simplified for the temporary roles
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NewsCentral England Co-op employs temporary staff to cope with panic buying
The business has also launched an urgent appeal for food bank donations
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NewsMorrisons to expand delivery service in response to coronavirus outbreak
The move includes the launch of new food parcels to allow families to stock up in self-isolation
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NewsMorrisons to recruit ex-services personnel in vow to be ‘forces-friendly employer’
The supermarket said it already employed many ex-servicemen and women across its business
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NewsTulip consults over future of Tipton fresh pork plant
It is planning to shift production to other sites
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NewsTesco to restructure in-store bakeries putting 1,800 jobs at risk
Tesco bosses claimed they were responding to customer trends which had seen a big shift in customer tastes and preferences
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NewsHigh street failures blamed for soaring government redundancy payouts
The Insolvency Service last year paid out £346m to workers made redundant by the collapse of a company
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NewsUncertain future for Debbie & Andrew’s as ABP plans sausage business closure
ABP has launched a staff consultation at sausage-making subsidiary and Debbie & Andrew’s owner WA Turner
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NewsWilko appoints CEO plus retail and trading directors in transformation drive
Jerome Saint-Marc has been promoted from the joint roles of group transformation director and MD of Wilko.com