retailworld
13-01-2009, 14:16
Morrisons, the UK’s fourth biggest grocer, said it would create over 5,000 jobs this year as part of its expansion programme. The Bradford-based supermarket chain currently has 117,000 staff across 382 stores.
The recruitment drive is in line with the group’s previously stated target of increasing selling space by one million square feet over three years. Although the specific nature of the jobs and locations were not revealed, Morrisons said 18,000 of its staff will be working towards some form of qualifications under the company’s Fresh Food Academy scheme. These include NVQs in retail, full apprenticeships for butchers, bakers and fishmongers and optional key skills training in maths and English.
Norman Picavance, the supermarket’s human resources director, said: “Even in these challenging economic conditions. Morrisons is committed to hiring and training new people to keep retail as the engine room of the economy and support our continuing growth”.
Sainsbury’s recently announced that it would create 4,000 jobs this year while Iceland, which recently acquired 51 Woolworths stores, plans to create 2,500 positions.
The recruitment drive is in line with the group’s previously stated target of increasing selling space by one million square feet over three years. Although the specific nature of the jobs and locations were not revealed, Morrisons said 18,000 of its staff will be working towards some form of qualifications under the company’s Fresh Food Academy scheme. These include NVQs in retail, full apprenticeships for butchers, bakers and fishmongers and optional key skills training in maths and English.
Norman Picavance, the supermarket’s human resources director, said: “Even in these challenging economic conditions. Morrisons is committed to hiring and training new people to keep retail as the engine room of the economy and support our continuing growth”.
Sainsbury’s recently announced that it would create 4,000 jobs this year while Iceland, which recently acquired 51 Woolworths stores, plans to create 2,500 positions.