Struggling supermarket chain Morrisons has announced it is to axe 2,600 jobs as part of a drive to modernise the way its stores are managed.
Chief executive Dalton Philips wants to remove layers of management that currently mean some stores have seven tiers between the shop floor and the store manager.
The changes will involve around 2,600 redundancies, although Morrisons said this year will also see it create 1,000 jobs in its M local convenience stores and an additional 3,000 in new supermarkets.
It said it will look to relocate staff to these businesses where possible.
The new store structure will bring together department managers and supervisor positions into a single and smaller tier of team managers.
From this group Morrisons is proposing to promote 1,000 into new duty manager roles to strengthen the senior management team in each store. Hours will also be re-invested in customer-facing jobs on the shop floor.
Mr Philips said: "This is the right time to modernise the way our stores are managed. These changes will improve our focus on customers and lead to simpler, smarter ways of working.
"We know that moving to the new management structure will mean uncertainty for our colleagues and we will be supporting them through the process."
It is not yet known how many jobs, if any, will be affected at the Laceby Morrisons store.
