Deacon will join the shopping app business on 1 February
CEO Ken Murphy said the UK’s biggest retailer currently had around 30,000 staff absent because of Covid
Booths said it has started a consultation with impacted employees to explore their options
Malhotra joined Harvey Nichols in 1998 as an internal audit office
The pilot scheme allows migrant labour to enter the UK to work for a six-month period
The Efra Committee suggested the UK could see food prices go up unless more was done to resolve questions around labour
Clifton will join the Partnership in February 2021, replacing Keith Williams who stepped down in April after six years
Two fifths of wholesalers are at risk of insolvency in the next three months
The meat industry was singled out as one sector facing potential recruitment issues
The Innovation Hub will be charged with coming up with innovative ideas across packaging, nutrition and business development
Keith will join the luxury retailer in February 2021, replacing Simon Forste
Retailer has warned that 3,500 roles could be impacted by the changes
JLP’s executive director, finance Patrick Lewis will also step down at the end of the year
With Brexit just 43 working days away, the food and drink industry is still largely in the dark about what’s going to happen
The new employees will be working across its stores and two London fulfilment centres in Coulsdon and Enfield
Data from industry bodies showed the UK-resident workforce is not big or reliable enough to fulfil growers’ labour needs
The supermarket said it was set to make around 10 redundancies at its head office-based team in Bradford
He succeeds the retailer’s former boss Tony Buffin, who stepped down earlier this month
BPC CEO Richard Griffiths said the UK turkey sector ‘cannot survive without access to non-UK labour’
The news comes at the end of a three-month consultation process
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