Jobs in firing line as Sainsbury's plans to centralise its HR function

[Pankaj]

HR jobs at Sainsbury's are under threat following a radical shake-up of its HR function affecting up to 1,800 employees. The retail giant announced plans last month to launch a £12m HR shared services centre to improve its service to 147,000 employees in 450 stores across the country. It currently runs all its retail HR from individual stores. This new scheme is part of a wider programme to move the HR function to a more centralised, paperless system, according to Sainsbury's retail HR director Helen Webb. "Phase one will see a gradual process to turn off the current labour intensive system," she told Personnel Today. "The new software system will free up personnel managers from their admin duties to focus more time on training and coaching our staff and managers." Webb admitted she was unsure how many clerks - staff who undertake day-to-day HR activities such as payroll - would have a job at the end of the programme. "Each Sainsbury's store has a clerical team of between...




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