Waitrose to create 180 new food jobs for York
Waitrose, the supermarket chain that supplies the John Lewis Partnership, has announced that the company is to open a new store in York, creating around 180 new food jobs for the area.
The new store will be built on a site in Foss Island Retail Park, where a former MFI warehouse will be converted into the new 22,000 square foot Waitrose supermarket. After gaining permission to convert the old building from the site's owners (who in turn sought permission from City of York Council) last January, Waitrose are planning to begin construction on the site this summer with the hope of opening for business by autumn 2010.
Working for the John Lewis Partnership
The unique aspect of the 180 new food jobs opening up at the Waitrose outlet is that employees will all be working for the John Lewis Partnership, an employee ownership scheme. This means that workers will have a say in how the store and indeed the company is run, as well as benefitting from employee discounts on shopping and leisure and even a share of the company's profits. For example, employees in the John Lewis Partnership last year earned an annual bonus, which amounted to 15 per cent of their yearly salary.
The new store will be built on a site in Foss Island Retail Park, where a former MFI warehouse will be converted into the new 22,000 square foot Waitrose supermarket. After gaining permission to convert the old building from the site's owners (who in turn sought permission from City of York Council) last January, Waitrose are planning to begin construction on the site this summer with the hope of opening for business by autumn 2010.
Working for the John Lewis Partnership
The unique aspect of the 180 new food jobs opening up at the Waitrose outlet is that employees will all be working for the John Lewis Partnership, an employee ownership scheme. This means that workers will have a say in how the store and indeed the company is run, as well as benefitting from employee discounts on shopping and leisure and even a share of the company's profits. For example, employees in the John Lewis Partnership last year earned an annual bonus, which amounted to 15 per cent of their yearly salary.
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