// Asda to offer Ukrainian refugees a guaranteed job interview
// Ukrainian refugees can apply for a job and will only need to tick a box confirming their nationality
Asda has revealed plans to offer Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK a guaranteed job interview.
The refugees coming from Ukraine can apply for a job and will only need to tick a box confirming their nationality on the Asda job site.
This can guarantee them an interview as long as they have the appropriate qualifications for the roles advertised.
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The supermarket said it has about 1,500 roles available across stores, warehouses and sourcing and procurement departments.
“We can’t imagine how difficult the last few weeks have been for those people who have been forced to abandon their homes and seek refuge abroad,” Asda chief people officer, Hayley Tatum said.
“We want to support those Ukrainian refugees who come to the UK by helping them find employment as this will give them the stability and security needed to help build a new life for themselves.”
Asda said it is creating Ukrainian-language welcome packs to highlight the support available.
It will be introducing badges for Ukrainian-speaking colleagues to wear in stores to help customers from the country feel welcome.
Earlier this month, Asda announced a £1 million package to support displaced Ukrainian families in Europe and the UK.
This included a £100,000 donation from the Asda Foundation to support to national UK-based refugee support groups as well as making Asda Foundation grants of up to £580,000 available to support local and grass-roots refugee groups across the UK.
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