Asda to hire 15,000 workers as first Christmas delivery slots become available today
Asda said this morning it is seeking to recruit 15,000 workers to help the supermarket giant with the busy Christmas period.
It will be hiring the temporary workers for a raft of roles including in its stores, depots and home delivery service.
About 500 roles will be based in depots, 1,500 in home delivery roles, with the remainder being store-based jobs across the UK.
Asda has also confirmed its first Christmas delivery slots will become available later on Tuesday for its Delivery Pass customers, with the first slots for all other customers available from Thursday October 28.
Hayley Tatum, chief people officer at Asda, said: “We will do all we can to make sure customers have a fantastic Christmas and recruiting an extra 15,000 colleagues across our stores, depots and home delivery service will help us to provide them with great products and excellent service when they shop with us during the festive season.”