Morrisons is 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 supermarket has announced.
The grocer told Mirror Money the changes will result in 7,000 new roles and form part of wider plans to shake up its high street branches to better support customer needs.
The supermarket said it will have 4,000 more employees under the changes, which come just months before new minimum wage rates are due to kick in for all workers in the UK.
Many of the new jobs will be on Morrisons' Market Street counters - where butchers, bakers, fishmongers and other fresh food specialists serve customers.
David Lepley, Morrisons group retail director, said: "This proposal means more frontline colleagues improving product availability and helping customers.
"Whilst there will be a short period of uncertainty for some managers affected by these proposals, we will be supporting them through this process and there are jobs available for everybody who wants to continue to work at Morrisons.
"There will also be more roles with greater flexibility that are very attractive to colleagues with families."
The announcement comes days after rival Sainsbury's announced plans to cut hundreds more managerial jobs following its takeover of Argos.
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In a statement, Sainsbury's said it's looking to further integrate its head office functions at both Sainsbury's and Argos - including commercial, retail, finance, digital, technology and human resources departments.
While not giving the exact number of positions lost, Sainsbury's said it expected "hundreds" of roles would go.
Boss Mike Coupe told staff: "We have to adapt to continue to meet the needs of our customers now and in the future and, while change can be hard, it's also necessary."
He added: "We already have a sense of momentum across the business and can accelerate this by streamlining our structure and responding to customer needs more quickly.
"Truly integrating our business also unlocks efficiencies that we can reinvest in the things that matter most to our customers."
Sainsbury's and Argos have head office functions across London, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh, Manchester and Coventry.
The group stressed the job cuts are part of previously announced plans to save £500million in costs.
