Asda is preparing to cut up to 1,200 warehouse jobs as part of an aggressive cost-cutting programme, according to the GMB, marking a second wave of proposed redundancies in little more than a fortnight.
Union officials claim the supermarket is planning to outsource distribution of its George clothing range to DHL, placing hundreds of roles at risk across several of Asda’s clothing depots. The work is expected to be consolidated at a single DHL-operated facility in Derby.
The affected sites are understood to include Lymedale, North East Clothing and Brackmills, although the depots themselves are expected to remain open. The move follows revelations last week that more than 150 jobs were at risk after Asda suffered a sharp slump in Christmas trading.
Nadine Houghton, national officer at the GMB, said the impact on families and communities would be severe.
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