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Londra Gazete, 03 November 2022 LondraGazete.com/English 5

Sainsbury's to recruit

18,000 Christmas workers

SAINSBURY'S has announced
it is looking to recruit 18,000
temporary workers to support
the supermarket through the fes-
tive season.
The company said it was hiring
workers for 15,000 roles at Sains-
bury's, 2,000 at Argos and 1,000
House prices fall after mini- in its logistics division which
runs its warehouses.
budget, says Nationwide Sainsbury's said new recruits
would be paid £10.25 an hour,
THE UK house prices fell for the bility at a time when household fi- with London-based staff getting
first time in over a year last month, nances are already under pressure £11.30.
according to Nationwide, which from high inflation," he added. Seasonal workers will also re-
said the turmoil sparked by Truss' Investors reacted badly to the ceive free food during shifts and
government's mini-budget had hit plan unveiled by the previous a discount card.
housing sales. prime minister Liz Truss and her The jobs available include roles in stores. 3,500 temporary staff and Boots
Prices fell by 0.9% month-on- chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in Sep- serving customers, stocking "This investment in service will is recruiting 6,500 Christmas cus-
month in October, the first month- tember, which promised billions of shelves, and packing and deliver- ensure customers can find what- tomer assistant roles.
ly decline in 15 months, the mort- pounds of tax cuts without explain- ing online orders on fixed-term ever they need to celebrate this The UK currently has record
gage lender said. ing how they would be paid for. contracts lasting between three year easily and conveniently," she levels of job vacancies across all
The monthly fall was the largest Mortgage rates rose and lenders and 12 weeks up until 7 January added. "Our new higher base rate industries in the UK, with recent
since June 2020, at the height of also suspended hundreds of mort- 2023. Those working in Sains- [of pay], colleague discount and figures showing roles available
the Covid pandemic. gage products, amid uncertainty bury's warehouses will ensure free food during shifts ensures rose above one million in the
Annual UK house price growth over how to price these long term that products arrive at supermar- colleagues will be well-rewarded three months to August.
also slowed sharply last month. loans. kets around the country. for their hard work." Data from the Office for Na-
"The market has undoubtedly Across the UK, the average house Angie Risley, Sainsbury's group Sainsbury's rival Tesco has tional Statistics also showed that
been impacted by the turmoil fol- price in October was £268,282. HR director, said the festive sea- also announced plans to recruit there were 83,000 vacancies in
lowing the mini-budget, which led Meanwhile, there was a sharp slow- son would be "busy", with more 15,000 extra staff for Christmas, the retail sector alone during that
to a sharp rise in market interest down in annual house price growth customers doing their shopping while Morrisons wants to hire period.
rates," said Robert Gardner, Na- last month, to 7.2% from 9.5% in
tionwide's chief economist. September, and the housing mar-
"Higher borrowing costs have ket looks set to slow in the coming
added to stretched housing afforda- months, Nationwide said. Census: 1 in 6 people living in England

and Wales were born outside the UK
Royal Mail postal workers to ONE in six people living in Eng- 3.5 million (6.3%) from 56,075,912 out of the top 10 non-UK countries

strike on Black Friday land and Wales were born outside of in 2011 to 59,597,542 in 2021. of birth in 2021. Italy entered the

the UK, the latest census data shows. India remained the most com- table in sixth place behind Roma-
ROYAL Mail workers will stage est online shopping days. This is an increase of 2.5 million mon country of birth outside of the nia (fourth) and Ireland (fifth), and
two 48-hour strikes around Black A Royal Mail spokesperson said: since 2011, the Office for National UK in 2021 (920,000 people - 1.5% ahead of Bangladesh (seventh), Ni-
Friday and Cyber Monday in a row "Royal Mail proposed a new pay-for- Statistics said, from 7.5 million to 10 of all residents), followed by Poland geria (eighth), Germany (ninth) and
over pay, jobs and conditions. change offer to the CWU worth 9% million (16.8% of the population). (743,000 people - 1.2%) and Paki- South Africa (10th).
The Communication Workers' Un- over two years, despite making a loss Of these, 4.2 million had arrived stan (624,000 - 1.0%). Those born in the European Union
ion (CWU) will recommend around of £219m in the first half of the year. since 2011, 2.7 million between The number of people who listed made up 3.6 million (36.4% of all
115,000 of its members reject a pay "The CWU is playing a dangerous 2001 and 2010, and 3.1 million be- Romania as their country of birth non-UK-born residents) of the pop-
offer of around 9% spread over two game with its members' jobs and the fore 2001. grew by 576% since the previous cen- ulation, an increase from 2.5 million
years. future of Royal Mail. We apologise to The vast majority - 4.3 million - sus, from 80,000 in 2011 to 539,000 in 2011. The remaining 6.4 million
But the union cancelled two strikes our customers for the inconvenience were aged 18 to 29 years, around in 2021. were born outside of the EU.
on 12 and 14 November, saying it the CWU's continued strike action three million were under 18 and 2.1 This increase was the highest out Figures also showed 5.9 million
wants to take more "proportionate" will cause. We are doing all we can million were aged between 30 and of any country, driven by working residents (9.9%) held a non-UK pass-
action. to minimise delays and keep people, 44. restrictions for Romanian citizens port - the most common of which
Royal Mail urged workers not to businesses and the country connect- The resident population in Eng- being lifted in 2014, the ONS said. was Polish (760,000 - 1.3% of all
strike at the "busiest time of the ed", they added. land and Wales grew by more than The United States and Jamaica fell residents), then Romanian (550,000
year". The CWU's general secretary Dave - 0.9%) and Indian (369,000, 0.6%).
The union called Royal Mail's pay Ward said the 48-hour strikes were Around 545,000 residents had an
offer "derisory", and said the strike partly in protest at the "Uberisa- address outside of the UK - down
days include two of the the most tion" of the postal service, including from 612,000 in 2011.
lucrative weekends of the year for "widespread changes... introducing This was expected, said the ONS,
online shopping and promotional Uber-style owner-drivers, mail cen- due to the COVID pandemic and
discounts at retailers. tre closures and changes to Sunday travel restrictions.
Workers will be walk out on 24 and working". London was the English region
25 November - known as Black Fri- Union members will also be asked with the highest proportion of the
day - and then again on 30 Novem- on Thursday to deliver a vote of no population with an address outside
ber and 1 December - just two days confidence in Royal Mail chief exec- of the UK (1.7%) and the North East
after Cyber Monday, one of the busi- utive Simon Thompson. had the lowest (0.6%).