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Supermarket’s move comes just a week after it said it would axe 1,100 roles at a call centre in Cardiff
Tesco is to cut 1,200 jobs at its head office, just a week after saying that 1,100 jobs would be axed as it shut a call centre, as chief executive Dave Lewis presses on with a major cost-cutting drive.
The UK’s largest supermarket chain told staff of the cuts on Wednesday morning, with 25% of staff at offices in Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield facing the axe, according to the Press Association.
A Tesco spokesperson confirmed the job losses but did not reveal how many positions were under threat.
The supermarket is expected to issue a full statement shortly confirming its plans.
It comes just a week after Tesco said it would close a call centre in Cardiff, putting 1,100 jobs at risk.
The supermarket chain said that in February it planned to close one of its two call centres which handle customer emails, social media inquiries and phone calls.
About 250 jobs will be created in the group’s other call centre, in Dundee, which will handle all customer queries. Workers from Cardiff will be offered work there but few are expected to move.
By Rob Davies
