Asda is to cut 475 head office jobs and order staff back to the office for at least three days a week as part of a major shake-up. The overhaul of its operations comes as the UK’s third largest supermarket chain looks to arrest a slump in sales over recent months.
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
00:05Here are your headlines for this morning.
00:07ASDA is to cut 475 head office jobs and order staff back to the office for at least three days a week as part of a major shake-up.
00:16The overhaul of its operations comes as the UK's third largest supermarket chain looks to halt a slump in sales over recent months.
00:26In an email, ASDA confirmed that 475 workers will be made redundant at its head offices in Leeds and Lutterworth in Leicestershire.
00:36This represents just less than 10% of the retailer's head office workforce.
00:42Additionally, fixed-term contractors working out of this IT transformation project will also leave in the coming months as this project finishes.
00:52My name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.