Hiring & Firing – Page 8
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NewsGist appoints former Tesco HR head Nick Williams as group HR director
Williams is replacing previous HR director Lynn Brown, who left the business in March this year
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Comment and OpinionWhy we need to rewrite the playbook on suppliers’ commercial departments
It is astonishing that commercial teams are still so traditional in their make-up, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsStuart loses court appeal on worker rights
Leigh Day is now bringing legal claims on behalf of hundreds of Stuart riders
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Comment and OpinionWhat the food sector needs to know about employing prison leavers
People with a prison background often make excellent employees, says Andrea Coady, policy manager at Nacro
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop offers Kickstart job placements for young people
The government’s £2bn Kickstart scheme aims to get 250,000 16 to 24-year-olds into work as the country emerges from the pandemic
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NewsAsda recruiting 15,000 temporary Christmas staff
Some will be offered the chance to stay on into the new year, the supermarket said
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NewsM&S to hire 12,000 seasonal workers for Christmas
The new roles will span food, clothing and home, with jobs available in stores across the UK
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NewsCo-op to create more than 300 LGV apprenticeship roles
The convenience retailer will offer enrolees the opportunity to work towards a Class 1 licence
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NewsMcCain appoints former Nomad exec James Young as its new agriculture director
Young’s focus will be on deepening McCain’s work to “protect future of potato growing and embed sustainable agriculture practices”, he said
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NewsAHDB pledges to look outward following ‘turbulent’ period
After votes to abolish two industry levies, the organisation had been through a “very tough” period, said CEO Tim Rycroft
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NewsMorrisons to recruit 3,000 extra colleagues ahead of Christmas
The roles available range from warehouse and production operatives to packers, pickers and forklift truck drivers
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NewsSainsbury’s to hire 22,000 seasonal workers for Christmas
The retailer is offering temporary staff fixed-term contracts of between three and 12 weeks until 8 January 2022
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NewsGousto appoints chief people officer to double headcount of tech team
Prior to holding senior HR roles at LinkedIn and Microsoft, Singapuri worked in talent acquisition for global food giant Cargill
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NewsSteyaert to succeed Nervegna as Ferrero UK&I boss
Alessandro Nervegna will move into the role of chief business officer for the international area.
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Analysis and FeaturesCreative challenge: How can the dairy industry attract fresh talent?
Dairy is no exception to the grocery labour crisis. So, how can the sector attract new talent? We handed the task to creative agency Bray Leino
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NewsCJ Lang hires former Morrisons wholesale buying manager as head of trading
Robbie Moore will report to CEO Colin McLean and will replace current trading director Richard Collins
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NewsJTF stores begin reopening after sale of chain to Poundstretcher owners
JTF’s Tamworth store reopened on Thursday (10 September) selling a “large range of cleaning, toiletries, food and drink, home, garden and much more”
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NewsAsda to appoint 150 new ‘greengrocer’ roles nationwide
The new ‘Greengrocers’ will focus specifically on the supermarket’s fresh produce offer and oversee quality standards, stock availability and presentation of the fresh section
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News‘Higher than ever’ crop losses expected as fruit & veg labour crisis hits record levels
Grower bodies are urging the government to change its post-Brexit immigration system to allow more workers into the UK
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NewsNew fishing industry apprenticeship scheme unveiled to tackle ‘ageing workforce’
The programme hopes to offer a “clear professional pathway” into the UK fishing industry for younger people