Thread regarding Loblaw Companies Limited layoffs

HQ cuts after bonus payout

I’ve heard HO will be cutting store support positions (head office office jobs) after we get paid our bonus / profit sharing in March. The RTO three days a week allows them to collect their laptops easily. We had a round of HO cuts in 2017. Many departments in finance, HR and tech are blotted due to inefficient processes that are manual and or not documented. Expect positions to be outsourced to vendors in India.

Many senior directors, directors and managers have quit and found better roles in other companies. My contacts in HR are working on packages.

At least we get 15 weeks plus 2 weeks for every year of service from what I understand per what our hiring agreement said. Start looking and work on your resume. I think Sobeys is hiring for HO jobs, they are in Mississauga.

As for our front line workers, expect little or no wage increase.

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So they made record profits and they say the profit margins are record thin at 4%. I seriously don't think so. People are not buying the cosmetic garbage at shoppers Rx, or the reject Joe Fresh made at sweat shops!

They are making a lot of money but don't want you think they do. Out of the Other big chains Loblaw/Weston controls the most. Take your business to another grocery store. Shop at an independent pharmacy - a lot cheaper and you get that attention. No getting sprayed with cosmetics when you walk in the door. You go to a Pharmacy to get well not to buy cosmetics or groceries.

More staffing cuts are planned in order to increase their margins!

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I was in the office in Brampton. I caught Covid19. It isn’t fun. I started recently 6 months ago so I’m worried.

People coughing and sneezing in the office.

I guess Galen wants us to buy meds at ShoppersRX. It’s not happening

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Any updates?

I know at the Brampton offices @ 1 president choice circle a few people have already come down with COVID. They used up their sick days and are using their vacation days now. They are expecting to be in the office regardless if they have a compromised immune system.

We have seen how much Galen loves his staff and customers. Shoppers Rx, Loblaw, NoFrill, Fortino, Maple Health etc.

Galen couldn’t care less about anyone else. Loblaw / Weston is not a choice employer. Look elsewhere

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COVID spreading at Loblaw Brampton corporate offices.

As per ‘David Markwell’ SVP chief Technology and Analytics Officer, and ‘Galen Weston’ CEO and President of Loblaw has mandated we return to the office. Several people have already got COVID. Galen doesn’t understand people are getting more sick in this wave. David is just a lapdog. He teaches a part time course at a university and calls himself a professor, seriously David????

If you are forced to come into 1 President Circle, wear a mask. You can get COVID. You have been warned.

Start looking for other jobs, loblaw isn’t the best employer.

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totally agree, it’s the calm before the storm at Loblaw. Weston needs to show continued profit for shareholders. They can only increase prices so much.

A 10% discount at Loblaw / SuperStore isn’t much. Even with the discount many times it’s cheaper shopping at FoodBasic/FreshCo/Walmart. Hang on tight and suck up to Senior Management until you land somewhere secure. More cuts are expected.

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