Asda has today announced that it will offer Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK a guaranteed job interview and provide specialist support to those who are recruited as colleagues. The supermarket said it currently had around 1,500 salaried and hourly-paid roles available in its stores, warehouses and within its sourcing and procurement arm IPL.
It said it would welcome applications from Ukrainian refugees to fill these roles. Asda has also confirmed that it will make a colleague discount card and access to wellbeing support services immediately available to any refugees joining the business, with the intention of helping them establish themselves in their new community.
The supermarket is also producing Ukrainian language welcome packs to highlight the support available and introducing badges for Ukrainian speaking colleagues to wear in stores to help customers from the country feel welcome.
