Supermarket giant Woolworths is looking to hire 20,000 people around Australia, including 1,350 in SA.
According to 7 News:
The roles will be across supermarkets, e-commerce, the supply chain and their drinks business…
Woolworths Group CEO Brad Banducci said: “These are uncertain times for many industries and we have an important role to play keeping Australians employed through this crisis.
“Our top priority as we continue delivering an essential service to the community is upholding customer and team safety through clear social distancing rules and elevated hygiene standards.
“As we do this, we will have more hours for existing team members and additional roles to fill as we focus on meeting the needs of our customers and communities.
“These new roles will not only help us better serve the increase in demand we’re seeing in stores right now, but also allow us to scale up home delivery operations in the months ahead.”
New roles by state:
New South Wales: 5,700
Victoria: 5,000
Queensland: 4,700
Western Australia: 2,100
South Australia: 1,350
Tasmania: 600
ACT: 300
Northern Territory: 250
Supermarket giant @Woolworths is looking to hire 20,000 people. #7NEWS https://t.co/wT3SHIrd1m
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) March 26, 2020
