Asda explains new 'three days a week' rule in lengthy e-mail

James Rodger
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Asda explains new 'three days a week' rule in lengthy e-mail
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An Asda email that saw 475 staff members SACKED and workers told to go to the office for three days a week starting after Christmas in January has been revealed. The email was issued to Asda workers and staff members on Wednesday (November 6).

The email said: "We have rightly taken the decision to invest in our stores, focus on improved availability, enhanced customer experience, alongside a stronger trade plan. We must now deliver a more flexible and fast-moving Home Office structure to support those priorities and put us firmly back in the service of our customers.

"As part of this process, we are redefining roles and accountabilities to remove duplication and simplify structures. We need colleagues to be more empowered in their decision making as we deliver for customers. Additionally, we want you to have more fulfilling roles and feel supported in your career development."

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To "drive these priorities, the email said Asda was delivering "fewer bigger roles, clear accountabilities and ownership, simplified ways of working, using new technology, and effective processes and cross-functional touch points." It meant staff were going to have to leave the business".

The email read: "Sadly, as a result, some colleagues will be leaving the business this week, whilst others will be considering new roles and responsibilities. Change is never easy and is unsettling, but the Executive Team believe it is necessary to enter 2025 in a stronger position, fully focused on serving our customers, delivering our ambitions and driving long-term growth.

"We want to place on record our thanks to all those colleagues who are leaving us this week, as well as those remaining as we move forwards." Rose and Hattrell said after reviewing the group's progress over the last two months Asda needed to "ensure that the business is best placed to meet our longer-term ambitions."

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