Asda has slashed jobs of workers involved in its £800m IT upgrade, marking the second round of redundancies in five months.
More than 200 employees have been sacked without consultation, according to The Telegraph, as Asda aims to cut costs as part of its turnaround strategy.
The news came as the supermarket group prepared to conclude the long-running process of removing itechnology systems from its previous owner Walmart.
Hundreds of employees were onboarded to work on the three-year programme, called Project Future, which was championed by co-owner Mohsin Issa.
An Asda spokesman said: “The majority of our operations have successfully transitioned to new systems as part of Project Future. For many teams, the work is done and so it is natural that colleagues leave the project as the specific workstreams they are working on are completed or as their contracts finish.”
The project suffered a variety of problems, including a botched system update causing thousands of staff to receive incorrect wage slips. Later a technical issue disrupted thousands of orders for its George clothing range.
Last month, Asda avoided fines, despite missing the deadline for the £800m tech overhaul.
In November, 500 staff were made redundant without consultation, and union chiefs threatenedto bring forward discrimination claims.
Government rules usually require companies to conduct a 45-day consultation when making 100 or more employees redundant. There is no suggestion that Asda has broken any rules.
In January, 13 regional managers were also let go as part of an internal restructuring as Asda saw its worst Christmas trading performance in several years.
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