Are you looking for a new job over the summer or perhaps the idea of a physical role is appealing after the last year of sitting at your home desk and staring at a screen.
Either way, Tesco might have an opportunity for you.
The superstore is on a hiring spree to cover staff shortages and confirmed it will give successful applicants a £1,000 bonus if they start before September 30.
There is one catch, however, and jobs eligible for the extra payout are all in a specific role.
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Some Tesco stores had empty shelves over the last few days
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Potential candidates are told that the job offers the opportunity to be “an ambassador” where “you’ll play a vital role for our customers and communities”
The time-limited offer comes after supermarkets had to reassure customers last week that there was no need to panic-buy following pictures of half-empty shelves and reports of temporary shortages.
A “perfect storm” of aggravating factors was blamed for the situation, including self-isolating workers and prior staff shortages.
Last week the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned that staff shortages, caused by large numbers of workers self-isolating after being pinged by the NHS Covid-19 app, was “putting increasing pressure on retailers’ ability to maintain opening hours and keep shelves stocked”.
The impact of the so-called “pingdemic” was also being seen in factories, bakeries and meat processing plants.
The Government has since introduced emergency measures that it says will protect food supplies, allowing thousands of workers to avoid the need to self-isolate if they test negative.
If you haven’t guessed the job role already, Tesco is offering a £1,000 bonus to lorry drivers who join the company before the end of September.
There is a shortage of HGV drivers
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The payment, which applies to new starters who join from July 14 until September 30, appears on various advertisements for HGV driver roles on the food retailer’s website.
Meanwhile, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) previously said it believes there is a shortfall of about 60,000 haulage drivers in the UK after around 30,000 HGV driving tests did not take place last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hauliers blamed the shortage on a large proportion of drivers being foreign nationals from European countries who had returned to the EU, combined with truck drivers not being included on the Government’s list of skilled labour, leaving new arrivals needing immigration paperwork.
Tesco previously assured shoppers it had plenty of food and all grocers urged customers to shop as normal.
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