LONDON (UK) – Tesco, the largest supermarket in the UK, said on Monday that it will generate an additional 16,000 permanent jobs to sustain the exceptional growth in its online business and may even increase the number of roles.
“The supermarket expects the majority of these roles to be filled by colleagues who joined on a temporary basis at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but who now want to stay with the business permanently,” said the firm.
The new roles will include 10,000 pickers to collect customer orders and 3,000 drivers to deliver them, along with a variety of other roles in stores and distribution centres.
Tesco’s exceptional move comes at a time when high-end retailers, hotels and airlines have slashed tens of thousands of jobs to reduce costs and stay afloat. Lockdown and the pandemic scare have caused a spurt in the demand for essential items and groceries to be delivered home.
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