Just Eat has become the latest major UK company this week to announce cost cutting measures that will affect customers The company are axing 1,700 delivery drivers as demand for their food delivery service slows down amid the cost of living crisis. Staff were told about the changes on Tuesday.
Those losing their jobs are employed delivery drivers as opposed to self-employed drivers. They have been given six weeks notice at full pay.
Just Eat says the move comes as it tries to "reorganise and simplify" its delivery operation as part of an "ongoing goal" to improve efficiency. This process involves the firm moving away from the "worker model for couriers" or "scoober model" which it says "is a small part of our overall delivery operations". Just Eat says these specific operations run in "certain parts of six UK cities", the Mirror reports.
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It follows as Amazon announced this week that it was axing another 9,000 jobs globally. Amazon has said it will cut another 9,000 jobs across its global business in “the next few weeks”. Andy Jassy, chief executive of the technology giant, told staff that the move will reduce jobs in its web services, advertising, PXT solutions division and its Twitch livestreaming arm.
The cuts come on top of 18,000 job cuts the business had already announced in January. Amazon also revealed separate plans to shut three UK warehouses and seven delivery stations in January, affecting more than 1,200 further jobs.
On Monday, Mr Jassy said in a letter to workers: “As we’ve just concluded the second phase of our operating plan this past week, I’m writing to share that we intend to eliminate about 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks – mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch. This was a difficult decision, but one that we think is best for the company long term.
“To those ultimately impacted by these reductions, I want to thank you for the work you have done on behalf of customers and the company. It’s never easy to say goodbye to our teammates, and you will be missed."
Tesco is also making changes to its Clubcard in a bid to reduce costs. The supermarket giant is reducing the value of Clubcard vouchers when they are exchanged for goods with various reward partners.
As part of the Clubcard scheme, customers can use vouchers in stores across the country to save money on their weekly shop. But they can also currently exchange those vouchers and triple their value when used to access more than 100 ‘reward partners’ - including Pizza Express, Butlins Hotels, National Express, Oakwood, Cineworld and much more.
But, from June 14, Clubcard vouchers will only be worth twice their value, not up to three times their value as is currently the case, meaning they won’t go as far if you’re looking to book that short break or that meal for two.
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