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Morrisons to hire 5,000 new workers

20 January 2009

A total of 5,000 new jobs are to be created by supermarket group Morrisons this year, the chain has announced. The Bradford-based store, which currently employs 117,000 staff across 382 stores, said the plans were in line with its previously-stated target of increasing selling space by one million square feet over three years. The UK's fourth largest supermarket said details are yet to be finalised, but added 18,000 of its staff would 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 Pickavance, 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." Rival Sainsbury's also said at its Christmas trading update last week that the group would create 4,000 jobs this year. And Iceland bought 51 stores from the administrators of collapsed retailer Woolworths last Friday with plans to create 2,500 jobs. Copyright © Press Association 2009

 

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