Tesco plans 1,700 managerial redundancies, with 3,700 low-paid replacements waiting

Tesco made January headlines as the firm revealed plans to cut 1,000 distribution-centre jobs.

Coupled with last year’s revelations that the supermarket chain was considering 39,000 instore redundancies, staff can be forgiven for worrying about their job security. 

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Now, the retailer’s management are also bracing themselves for job cuts: Tesco has made public its plans to replace 1,700 deputy managers across its Express convenience stores.

Their work will be taken by an extra 3,300 lower paid ‘shift leaders’ – increasing staff numbers by 1,600.