Nearly 2,000 Tesco staff to lose their jobs
Almost 2,000 Tesco staff members will lose their jobs as part of changes to in-store bakeries, the supermarket has announced.
The changes will involve restructuring bakeries in large stores and puts 1,816 bakery staff at risk of redundancy.
From May, 58 bakeries will be converted so staff will only finish off pre-baked products in-store. In 201 shops, staff will only bake some of its most popular items from scratch.
Tesco said the move, which will also see bakeries at another 257 sites remain unchanged, means it will need fewer staff members.
Jason Tarry, Tesco’s UK and ROI chief executive, said: ‘We need to adapt to changing customer demand and tastes for bakery products so that we continue to offer customers a market-leading bakery range in store.
‘We know this will be very difficult for colleagues who are impacted, and our priority is to support them through this process. We hope that many will choose to stay with us in alternative roles.’
Tesco said it will look to find other jobs for the staff, with ‘thousands of store vacancies’ expected to be available across its network between now and May.
From May, 58 bakeries will be converted so staff will only finish off pre-baked products in-store. In 201 shops, staff will only bake some of its most popular items from scratch.
Tesco said the move, which will also see bakeries at another 257 sites remain unchanged, means it will need fewer staff members.
Jason Tarry, Tesco’s UK and ROI chief executive, said: ‘We need to adapt to changing customer demand and tastes for bakery products so that we continue to offer customers a market-leading bakery range in store.
‘We know this will be very difficult for colleagues who are impacted, and our priority is to support them through this process. We hope that many will choose to stay with us in alternative roles.’
Tesco said it will look to find other jobs for the staff, with ‘thousands of store vacancies’ expected to be available across its network between now and May.