Wilko warns nearly 4,000 staff could lose jobshttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/aug/11/wilko-warns-nearly-4000-staff-could-lose-jobsRetail is screwed wherever you work it seems?
I think for tax credits (depending on circumstances) you have to be working 16, 24 or 30 hours, and most of the Tesco jobs come under those thresholds. They do seem to be wanting more singles/young people/migrants, due to more flexibility I suppose.
Retail = Dead sector
The posts will be replaced by fewer, but mostly better paid, new management roles in each store. Employees have the choice of either applying for these new roles or accepting a more junior position if unsuccessful. Otherwise they face redundancy