Sainsbury’s staff have been informed this week that the firm plans to cut store management roles, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
These positions set to axed include deputy manager, department manager, team leader and store supervisor.
The supermarket chain is replacing deputies with a smaller number of operations managers. The other, more junior, management roles, are being combined under the new title of customer and trading manager.
Sainsbury’s said overall headcount would not be altered by the exercise. However, many of the staff affected are expected to opt for redundancy rather than accept a lower-paid job.
For team leaders and store supervisors, there is the potential to move from being paid by the hour to a salaried role.