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Morrisons will ax 3,000 management jobs in restructure – Daily Mail, Dailymail.co.uk

Morrisons will ax 3,000 management jobs in restructure – Daily Mail, Dailymail.co.uk
            

Morrisons will ax 3, 000 management jobs in restructure that will create more shop floor posts, supermarket says

  • The The Bradford-based company also plans to create more than 4, store jobs
  • Chain say jobs will be available for all who wanted to continue working for them
  • Jobs created include include skilled butchers, bakers and other fresh food specialists

By Mark Duell for MailOnline

published: : (EST,) (January) :

Morrisons today confirmed plans to ax around 3, managerial roles across its stores as part of a restructure which will see it create more shop floor jobs.

The Bradford-based supermarket said it will have 4, more employees as part of plans which will see the creation of 7, new hourly-paid roles.

of the new jobs will be on Morrisons’ Market Street counters – where butchers, bakers, fishmongers and other fresh food specialists se rve customers.

Morrisons is to ax around 3, 01 managerial roles across its stores as part of a restructure

The chain, which is Britain’s fourth largest supermarket group, said jobs would be available for all who wanted to continue working for Morrisons.

It added that managers who are retained will ‘concentrate on helping frontline colleagues to do their job and run their stores’.

David Lepley, Morrisons group retail director, said: ‘This proposal means more frontline colleagues improving product availability and helping customers .

‘Whilst there will be a short period of uncertainty for some managers affected by these proposals, we will be supporting them through this process and there are jobs available for everybody who wants to continue to work at Morrisons.

‘There will also be more roles with greater flexibility that are very attractive to colleagues with families. ‘

the move is the latest jobs shake-up at a major grocer and comes days after rival Sainsbury’s announced plans to cut hundreds more managerial jobs following its takeover of Argos.

Earlier this month, it was reported that more than 2, Asda workers could lose their jobs as consultations take place to cut back-office roles at the Walmar t-owned retailer.

Last year, Tesco said it would cut around 4, jobs, predominantly from its mid-size Metro stores, in its most recent round of redundancies.

The chain said jobs would be available for all who wanted to continue working for Morrisons Morrisons, alongside its rivals, has come under pressure from rapidly-growing German discounters Aldi and Lidl in recent years.

The business recently posted falling sales over the crucial festive season as it was impacted by ‘unusually challenging’ trading and shopper uncertainty.

Joanne McGuinness, national officer of the Usdaw union, said: ‘This is a big upheaval for the Morrisons store management team and is devastating news for our members.

‘We will be entering i nto consultations with the company on behalf of our members affected by these changes.

‘despite a large number of hourly paid roles being created, they will clearly not be a like-for-like position for the managers impacted. We are providing members with the support, advice and representation they require during this difficult time. ‘

Shares in the retailer fell 1.2 per cent to 728. 5p today.

The announcement came on the same day that Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe quit after almost six years at the helm of the supermarket.

He intends to stay in his role until the end of May, and will be replaced by Simon Roberts, the chain’s retail and operations director, who will start in June.

            

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