Yorkshire supermarket chain Morrisons to axe around 3,000 manager roles

Morrisons has confirmed plans to axe around 3,000 managerial roles across its stores as part of a restructure which will see it create more shop floor jobs.

The Yorkshire supermarket chain said it will have 4,000 more employees as part of plans which will see the creation of 7,000 new hourly-paid roles.

Many of the new jobs will be on Morrisons' Market Street counters - wherebutchers, bakers, fishmongers and other fresh food specialists serve customers.

Morrisons group retail director, said: