Sainsbury's put thousands of jobs at risk

Sainsbury’s has announced plans to shake-up its management structures, putting thousands of jobs at risk in the process.

The changes will affect deputy managers, department managers, team leaders and store supervisor roles.

Affected workers will be given the choice of applying for new roles, accepting a more junior role or facing a pay-cut or redundancy.

HR Grapevine contacted Sainsbury’s who clarified they were not cutting jobs – stressing this was a restructure that did not intend to reduce headcount.