Morrisons to add 5,000 jobs in store – but cut 720 at Bradford HQ
MORRISONS is to create 5,000 jobs in its supermarkets but is cutting 720 jobs at its Bradford head office.
New chief executive David Potts has made his biggest move yet in what has already been a whirlwind first month.
He said: “We are focusing on the things that matter to our customers.
“That means having more of our staff in our stores, improving product availability and helping customers at our checkouts. We believe our customers and our staff will appreciate the improvements.”
At its Bradford head office, Morrisons is consulting staff about a simplified management structure to reverse a trend that has seen the number employed there increase by 50% to 2,300 people since 2008.
Mr Potts added: “To support this, we need a simpler, faster and cost-conscious head office and that requires some tough but necessary decisions.”
Staff members whose role is being made redundant will be offered a role in a Morrisons store and some will be redeployed in other parts of the business.
With 20,000 people employed in Yorkshire across its manufacturing, logistics depots and supermarkets, roles become vacant regularly at the company. Morrisons will also be offering opportunities for voluntary redundancy.
