Boots set to cut 500 staff in Beeston

Boots is set to cut 500 staff by offering then voluntary redundancy.

Most of the affected jobs will at its Beeston plant, the company said.

The move is part of a plan parent company Walgreen Boots Alliance announced last year to cut 700 jobs.

A spokesperson for Boots said: “In June 2015 Boots announced it would simplify its support functions in order to provide a better, more effective level of service to stores and to allow for more focused investment in key areas that improve customer experience. It was anticipated that this would involve a reduction of around 700 non-store based roles within a three year period.

“As part of this plan, Boots has today announced the intention to continue to reduce the size of its support functions based in Nottingham by giving eligible colleagues the opportunity to apply for voluntary redundancy.”

Around 8,000 people are based at Boots in Beeston, on the site of an Enterprise Zone.

The spokesperson continued: “We are committed to supporting our colleagues through this process and remain fully committed to Nottingham as one of the largest employers in the area. We will continue to invest in the city for example, through the Nottingham Enterprise Zone and also our business incubator, MediCity which is based on our site.”