Asda announces major restructure with 5,000 jobs at risk, including 3,000 back office shop workers

ASDA has announced a major restructure that puts 5,000 jobs at risk, including 3,000 back office workers.

The supermarket says the change is due to a move towards online shopping, sped up by the pandemic.

The grocery giant also plans to create 4,500 jobs in its online operations this year and will look to re-hire staff who’ve been let go under the restructuring plans.

Roger Burnley, Asda chief executive officer and president, said: “The pandemic has accelerated change across the retail sector especially the shift towards grocery home shopping and our priority is to serve customers in the way they want to shop with us.

“The last 12 months have shown us that businesses have to be prepared to adapt quickly to change and I am incredibly proud of the way we demonstrated our agility and resilience through the pandemic.

“We know that these proposed changes will be unsettling for colleagues and our priority is to support them during this consultation process.

“Our plans to transform the business will result in more roles being created than those we propose to remove and our absolute aim is to ensure as many colleagues as possible stay with us, as well as creating the opportunity to welcome new people to our business.”

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