Hiring & Firing – Page 20
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NewsManufacturers need to rethink recruitment as labour crisis looms
Threat to migrant workforce comes as industry needs to recruit up to 140,000 new workers by 2024.
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NewsCM Downton looks to boost workforce with apprenticeship day
30 young people from Gloucestershire attended its annual Apprenticeship Open Day in the village of Moreton Valence
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Comment and OpinionWhy the Tories’ workers’ rights charter might put the wind up big business
Food and drink organisations have been calling for the government to invest in the workforce, so why the jitters over a new Conservative election pledge?
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy is Nestlé's Blue Riband biscuit moving to Poland?
Nestlé says it made its proposals to ensure its UK sites “operate more efficiently and remain competitive”
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Comment and OpinionAre intelligent personal assistants the future of labour-free shopping?
The market for Amazon Dash is small but growing, at least in the UK. Now Walmart have entered the fray with their own device, expect to see, and hear, more about this latest technology
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NewsNestlé to cut 300 UK jobs and move Blue Riband production to Poland
The confectionery giant’s Fawdon site is set to be among the most heavily affected by the proposed changes
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NewsBakkavor launches recruitment drive for M&S site Cucina Sano
The own-label food manufacturer is looking for more than 86 new employees to join its 690-strong team
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Comment and OpinionStrip the taboo from home working
Why, in the majority of grocery employers, is working from home such a mute subject? asks Steve Simmance of The Simmance Partnership
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NewsLaila's Fine Foods expands workforce as sales soar 45%
Fast-growing ready meals supplier Laila’s Fine Foods has posted another year of stellar sales growth
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News2 Sisters set to close chicken plant in Smethwick, West Mids
Some 630 staff could lose their job at the plant, described as ’ageing’ by 2 Sisters
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NewsGenius Foods to cut 115 jobs as it ends non-branded production
All of the brand’s existing bakery locations will continue to operate
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NewsBernard Matthews confirms 114 redundancies as it ceases chicken production
A spokesman for 2 Sisters owner Ranjit Singh’s private office confirmed more than 80 chicken production staff and about 30 managerial roles at the Great Witchingham headquarters have been made redundant
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NewsApprentice winner Alana Spencer launches recruitment drive for brownie brand
Entrepreneur is on the hunt for candidates who are “passionate about food” to become Ridiculously Rich brand ambassadors
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NewsThe Co-op to offer work to slavery survivors
The first beneficiary of the Co-op scheme is now working in a store in the North West
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NewsTesco to scrap 1,700 deputy manager positions in Express stores
The retailer is looking to create 3,300 new shift leader roles
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NewsAmazon reveals plans to add 5,000 UK jobs in 2017
The recruitment drive will take its UK workforce to 24,000 – up from 15,500 at end of last year
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NewsWaitrose to close six stores and alter store management roles
Waitrose will open a total of eight new stores over the course of the year
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NewsUK firms to shrug off Brexit with 2017 recruitment drive
More than two out of five UK companies expect to hire more people next year despite concerns over the long-term impact of Brexit, according to the CBI/Pertemps. Plus all the rest of the news from the City in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsRobots to replace 25% of supply chain jobs by 2035
Conveyor operator roles most vulnerable but HGV drivers also at risk
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Comment and OpinionFlexible hiring: is grocery missing a trick?
It’s time for grocery retail to be bolder when it comes to offering staff more flexible working options, says careers coach Joanna Jacobs