The chain has moved to slash costs and boost profitability, mainly through a shift towards more daytime work but the plans are expected to face significant union opposition.
Asda's owners have revealed the details of a planned shake-up that places hundreds of jobs at risk and will see thousands moved to lower-paid roles.
The UK's third-largest grocery chain by market share said its changes were the result of an"efficiency" drive. It has proposed that some overnight restocking shifts at 184 stores are moved to the daytime, putting 211 night shift manager roles at risk.Their shift patterns would also move to the daytime, resulting in the loss of their night shift pay premium of at least £2.52 per hour.
The plans would also see the opening hours for 23 in-store Post Office branches cut by a quarter and seven in-store pharmacies, which employ 14 pharmacists and 48 other workers, closed down. The shake-up comes at a time when supermarket profitability has been squeezed by the need to cut prices and compete as discounters Aldi and Lidl continue to eat away at the established grocers' customer bases amid theValue ranges and essentials have formed the main battle ground, with the sector signalling last year that the days when they competed for customers through loss-leading fuel offerings were over.
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