Sainsbury's to cut 2000 jobs

[steve30000]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/17/sainsburys-to-cut-2000-jobs-across-uk

 

[Roger]

Tescos recently laid off a similar number.

Meanwhile Aldi have launched a recruitment drive http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/827287/Aldi-UK-jobs-expansion-growth-plans-new-stores I see a pattern here.

 

[becs]

Wilko are laying off staff as well.

 

[James]

Hopefully this means they sort out their self service machines. It's one of the wonders of the world how they've managed to install such slow and unresponsive software, it takes an age to use.

 

[Walter Ego]

Hopefully this means they sort out their self service machines. It's one of the wonders of the world how they've managed to install such slow and unresponsive software, it takes an age to use.

Only ever said by dribblers.

 

[ShoutyBearHead]

backoffice staff - local HR & payroll functions being centralised by the looks of it

 

[Frijj]

Ah, efficiency

 

[Dinsdale]

And yet Sainsbury's had one of their biggest increase in sales for a while earlier this year. Still as long as a few shareholders get richer, eh?

 

[steve30000]

And yet Sainsbury's had one of their biggest increase in sales for a while earlier this year. Still as long as a few shareholders get richer, eh?

Can't lose profits, man. Bloody workers taking their cash

 

[Lambchops]

Increase in online shopping

 

[steve30000]

Increase in online shopping

How come its not affecting the other supermarkets, like Aldi or Lidl?

 

[Lambchops]

How come its not affecting the other supermarkets, like Aldi or Lidl?

Do Aldi and Lidl do online home deliveries?

 

[Roid]

How come its not affecting the other supermarkets, like Aldi or Lidl?

Because Aldi and Lidl don't have websites that have online delivery?

 

[steve30000]

Do Aldi and Lidl do online home deliveries?

No idea. Don't give them ideas though

 

[SA96]

Absolute disgrace, how can a company post huge profits and then cut jobs?

Many of Sainsbury's workers are low skilled and will struggle to find jobs.

I hope the trade unions organise protests outside every Sainsbury's store in the country, hit them where it hurts.

 

[Lambchops]

Absolute disgrace, how can a company post huge profits and then cut jobs?

Many of Sainsbury's workers are low skilled and will struggle to find jobs.

I hope the trade unions organise protests outside every Sainsbury's store in the country, hit them where it hurts.

For a trainee financial advisor you seem to be pretty clueless mind

 

[AndrewP]

Do Aldi and Lidl do online home deliveries?

Sadly not, that's why I shop at Tesco. 80p per week for someone to go shopping for me and deliver it to my door. Thanks Tesco.

 

[gonzalo]

The big four supermarkets are desperate to cut costs to keep up with Aldi and Lidl, despite being totally aware that cutting staffing is not the answer to this.

I dont know what members of staff Sainsburys cut, but earlier this year Tesco cut the job of every single deputy manager in the company; every single convenience store had one and every big store had a few, gave them the option of dropping down to a shift runner role which was 5k less a year, or a tiny severance.

 

[brir]

Hopefully this means they sort out their self service machines. It's one of the wonders of the world how they've managed to install such slow and unresponsive software, it takes an age to use.

This 100%. How anyone thinks they are a good idea is a mystery. Store staff hate them as well.

 

[AndrewP]

This 100%. How anyone thinks they are a good idea is a mystery. Store staff hate them as well.

They ones in Lidl are canny IMO. I thin it helps that they sell mainly own brand goods and print the barcode all around the goods for ease of scanning.