国际英语资讯:Major UK supermarkets to recruit tens of thousands workers amid COVID-19 pandemic
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 21-- <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stocked">stocked</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9<span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (0900<span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, 72,818 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> 67,800 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="and">and</span> 5,018 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>. 233 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span>.</p><p><span word="Aldi">Aldi</span>, <span word="Asda">Asda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lidl">Lidl</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="recruit">recruit</span> 16,500 <span word="workers">workers</span> -- 4,000 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surging">surging</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Supermarket">Supermarket</span> <span word="Lidl">Lidl</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recruit">recruit</span> 2,500 <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="restock">restock</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="Aldi">Aldi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> 9,000 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="whilst">whilst</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="nappies">nappies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Tesco">Tesco</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> 20,000 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span>" <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Morrisons">Morrisons</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> 3,500 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2,500 <span word="order">order</span> <span word="pickers">pickers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grocer">grocer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recruiting">recruiting</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1,000 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p>
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