Thousands of Asda workers are set to be impacted by changes announced by the retailer today (January 26). The supermarket is planning to move more than 4,000 night workers to lower-paid daytime roles, while close to 300 roles across the company could be axed.
The supermarket has proposed to move overnight restocking shifts at 184 of its smaller superstore sites to the daytime. This will see staff restocking ambient products between 7pm and midnight, and frozen products between 7am and 1pm instead.
The move puts 211 night shift manager roles at risk. It is not yet known whether Cribbs Causeway's Asda Patchway Supercentre, on Highwood Lane, which is open 24 hours day except on weekends will be affected by the changes.
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If the proposal goes ahead, around 4,137 hourly-paid workers will be moved to daytime hours with less pay. The move of their shift patterns to daytime means workers lose their night shift pay premium, of at least £2.52 per hour.
Additionally, Asda revealed a 22 per cent reduction in colleague hours across all post offices, with four post offices reducing opening hours. This proposal will impact 23 salaried Post Office Managers and 200 hourly paid colleagues.
The company said the decision was made due to a decline in the number of customers using this service. Ken Towle, Asda’s retail director, said: “The retail sector is evolving at pace and it is vital we review changing customer preferences, along with our own ways of working, to ensure we are operating as efficiently as possible, so that we can continue to invest and grow our business.
“We are now entering a period of consultation with our colleagues on these proposals. We recognise this will be a difficult time for them and will do all we can to support them through this process.”
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