Aldi is calling on all Wilko staff who may be affected by the retailer’s imminent collapse to “get in touch” about their jobs.
After it was sadly announced a fortnight ago that Wilko had entered into administration, putting the future of its 400 stores and 12,500 staff all across the UK into doubt, Aldi has now seen an opportunity to possibly lend a hand to redundant workers, and fill some of the thousands of roles it has available nationwide.
The budget supermarket retailer currently has more than 6,000 jobs available in stores throughout Greater Manchester and the UK.
It comes after Aldi – which is Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket, with 990 stores and over 36,000 employees – recently announced that it’s creating 800 jobs in new stores over the coming months, and has also announced that it’s recruiting for a” large volume of other store roles” across the country to support its “continued expansion”.
The supermarket chain says it hopes to offer a good chunk of these long-term retail roles to “those who have lost their jobs as a result of the Wilko downturn”.
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Store Assistant, Caretaker, and managerial positions are just some of the jobs needing to be filled.
Aldi says its colleagues are the best-paid in the UK supermarket sector – with Store Assistants receiving a starting pay of £11.40 per hour – while it’s also known to be the only supermarket that pay for staff breaks, which can be worth up to £972 a year.
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Aldi is urging Wilko staff who are about to lose their jobs to ‘get in touch’ / Credit: Aldi | Wilko
“We continue to welcome more and more customers to Aldi stores every week,” explained Kelly Stokes, who is the Recruitment Director at Aldi UK.
“We are working hard to meet the huge demand for our unbeatable prices, [and] that means finding thousands of new Aldi colleagues to support this growth, which will hopefully be of interest to those who have recently lost out due to closures elsewhere.”
Aldi’s rcall to affected Wilko staff also comes after the retailer launched another huge recruitment drive to fill dozens of roles currently available at its Greater Manchester distribution centre in Bolton last week.
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Everyone in England can now get FREE careers advice as part of a new Government scheme
Emily Sergeant
People all across the country now have the ability to access support from dedicated career advisers completely free of charge.
That’s because, for the first time ever, the full range of support previously offered by the National Careers Service will be available through Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) under the Government, creating a more joined-up service for people at every stage of their career.
Around 500 qualified careers advisers have joined the DWP, it has been confirmed, and they will provide expert careers information, advice, and guidance alongside the existing employment and skills support that are already available through Jobcentres.
But the key is here, the free careers support will be available to everyone – regardless of whether they claim benefits.
The services are set to be accessed either online, over the phone, or through face-to-face appointments at Jobcentres, giving people a single place to access the advice they need to take their next step.
As mentioned, these new services are part of the wider reforms the Government says it is taking to ‘give everyone the opportunity to succeed’.
These reforms include £2.5 billion of youth employment support, and £3.5 billion investment in employment support for disabled people and those with long-term health conditions.
Support can be accessed online via the Get Careers Information and Advice page HERE, as well as through the freephone service on 0800 072 0288.
Face-to-face appointments will then be available in Jobcentres later this month.
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‘Remember to support genuine independents’ – Manchester’s rotisserie chicken bistro Tartuffe announces closure
Emily Sergeant
Rotisserie chicken bistro Tartuffe has called final orders on its time at popular city centre hangout, Side Street.
Serving some of the best rotisserie chicken in Manchester – ‘sexy chicken’, if you will – Tartuffe first landed at Side Street inside the ABC Building back in the later summer of 2024, and quickly became known and loved by critics and customers alike for not just their rotisserie options, but also their stylish bar snacks and standout sides.
But despite being a roaring success these past two years, Tartuffe took to social media this week to announce the end of the ‘longest pop-up ever’, with its final service being tomorrow (25 September).
Tartuffe will be leaving Side Street this Friday / Credit: The Manc Group
Announcing its closure on Instagram, Tartuffe wrote: “That’s right, our time at Side Street has come to an end and our final service here is this Friday.
“It’s been an incredible two and a half years cooking for the wonderful people of Manchester and we’re hugely thankful to everyone who’s been to see us whilst we’ve been here.
“Another big thanks to the staff at Side Street who we’ve loved working with. We’ve made some great friends and worked with some absolutely brilliant people.
Emily Sergeant -
29th August 2023 
