Asda, Morrisons and Iceland have taken to LinkedIn this week, highlighting job vacancies to former Co-op staff, following the retailer‘s redundancies announcement.
The Co-op, which blamed its job cuts on a “tough trading environment” and rising inflation, revealed last Friday that it would be making 400 of its head office staff redundant.
Now, in support of those who have found themselves without a job, other retailer’s have stepped in to offer potential opportunities.
Asda was one of the first grocers to post to LinkedIn yesterday, saying: “Incredibly sad news from one of our fellow retailers the Co-op.
“If we can support anybody impacted by the changes, please do take a look on our careers page or alternatively contact one of the Talent Acquisition Team. We would love to help anybody impacted if possible, please do share this post with anybody who may need to see it.”
The post, which also listed specific Asda recruiters to contact, was followed by a message from the retailer’s talent acquisition manager, Clare Tempest who added: “If you are one of those individuals and now looking for work, then I still have hundreds of roles working on the future transformation programme.”
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Big 4 grocer Morrisons also took to the social platform to share its support. The supermarket’s corporate page posted: “If anyone reading this is affected, please email our friendly Resourcing team and we’ll be in touch with suitable opportunities here at Morrisons.”
The retailer’s colleagues also offered a helping hand, with Morrisons senior financial manager, Tanvir Munir posting: “I’ve seen a lot of posts since yesterday from my former finance colleagues and friends over at the Co-op and want to extend my support to those who have been affected by the recent announcement.”
Frozen food retailer Iceland urged fellow retail colleagues to “reach out”, as its head office recruiter, Sophie Marshall added: “We have opportunities across majority of our Head Office functions including: IT, eCom, Digital, Buying, Supply Chain, Finance etc.”
This news comes as Nisa, a symbol group retailer owned by Co-op, revealed yesterday that it is also looking to cut costs across the business and as a result, 50 head office staff are being considered for redundancies.
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