Overview

• Lidl has begun a statutory 90-day consultation with 130 HR and recruitment staff based at regional distribution centres.
• The proposal would bring regional HR departments into one team at Lidl House in Tolworth, south-west London.
• The retailer says it will create around 100 new head-office HR roles and explore redeployment for affected colleagues.
• Employees were briefed on Friday 10 October, and at least one worker described being in shock in a LinkedIn post.
• The move follows earlier head-office changes at Lidl this year and reflects similar restructuring reported at Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.