ASDA has confirmed that thousands of job roles will face a major change with hundreds of other roles at risk.
The supermarket giant said that 4,000 night workers could be moved to lower-paid daytime roles.
Asda has confirmed that thousands of jobs are at risk
The 4,137 hourly paid workers will see shift patterns moved to twilight – stocking ambient goods between 7pm and midnight, and frozen products between 7am and 1pm instead.
They will also lose their night shift pay premium which is currently at least £2.52 per hour.
On top of that, nearly 300 night manager and pharmacy roles are under threat.
Plus, Asda proposed that overnight restocking shifts at 184 supermarkets across the UK are moved to the daytime.
This puts put 211 night shift manager roles at risk.
Asda also revealed a 25% cut to the opening hours of 23 in-store Post Office shops.
Meanwhile, it will also shut seven in-store pharmacies, which employ 14 pharmacists and 48 other workers.
Ken Towle, retail director at Asda said: “The retail sector is evolving at pace and it is vital we review changing customer preferences, along with our own ways of working, to ensure we are operating as efficiently as possible, so that we can continue to invest and grow our business.
“We are now entering a period of consultation with our colleagues on these proposals.
“We recognise this will be a difficult time for them and will do all we can to support them through this process.”
We’ve contacted Asda for further information.
Asda isn’t the only big brand to announce job cuts.
Google’s parent firm Alphabet has said it will cut about 12,000 jobs in an email to staff.
It is the latest tech giant to announce significant cuts.
Amazon and Microsoft also announced job changes in recent weeks.
It is understood that 1,200 Amazon jobs will be affected while around 10,000 jobs are expected to be cut at Microsoft.
Your rights in redundancy
Companies can choose to cut their workforce and employees should understand their rights.
You are entitled to statutory redundancy pay, but only if you have worked at your job for two years or more.
The statutory rate is based on your age, weekly pay and number of years in the job.
You will get:
- Half a week’s pay for each full year you worked aged under 22
- One week’s pay for each full year you worked aged 22 or older, but under 41
- One and half week’s pay for each full year you worked while aged 41 or older.
But it’s capped at 20 years and the max redundancy pay you can get is currently £16,320.
Some companies may offer to pay more than the statutory amount. This will usually be in your contract.
Plus, you are still entitled to any pay you are owed for untaken holiday days at the end of your notice period.
The government has a calculator on its website to help you work out how much you are owed.
Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing [email protected]
