Tuesday 16th December 2008
Retail jobs - Tesco recruits unemployed workers
 Tesco has announced it recruited a record number of long-term unemployed workers for retail jobs in its supermarkets nationwide.
The recruitment drive came about after the company decided to work with the government's Job Centre Plus and Local Employment Partnerships in a bid to get unemployed people into retail jobs.
David Potts, retail director for Tesco, said: "In a time of growing job uncertainty across the country, I am very happy to announce record numbers of long-term unemployed people making careers for themselves at Tesco."
The retailer's Regeneration Partnership scheme has helped open new stores and distribution centres, with the latest located in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.
Secretary for work and pensions James Purnell said the Local Employment Partnerships "are a great way to tap into local skills and talent to the benefit of whole communities".
The supermarket revealed that the partnerships have created almost 4,000 retail jobs in total, 2,200 among the long-term unemployed and disabled.
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