Sainsbury's is to create more jobs

According to a recent article by UKPA, Sainsbury's is to create 500 jobs in the next year, due to expansion plans in the next 12 months

The UKPA article also reports that Gwyn Burr, Sainsbury's customer service director, said: "I am thrilled to be able to announce the creation of these new jobs on our counters and cafes, particularly in the current economic climate.

In the company's interim results on 10 November 2010, they had the following statement about
their commitment to their employees and the Job Market.

"Sainsbury's invests considerable resources in training and development. In May, we opened our Bakery College, an industry first, to ensure 1,500 bakery colleagues are able to deliver great quality fresh products to our customers. We continue to expand and improve our apprenticeships and so far this year we have recruited nearly 200 new apprentices across our bakery, meat and fish schemes. This is in addition to over 2,000 new jobs we have created in the first half and the 14,000 seasonal jobs we will be recruiting for Christmas. Our graduate scheme remains one of the most highly regarded and sought after in the industry. This year we have over 100 opportunities for graduates and students to work with us in a variety of different positions across the business. We recently became the first food retailer to be awarded a gold accreditation from 'Investors in People'. The award recognises our commitment to improve our business through investment in our colleagues. "

No doubt that their new training initiatives will enable skills transfer internally as well as into the community and have a positive impact on society and the job market as a whole.