Retirees and women to be targeted in Halfords drive for 1,000 new staff
The company has said a competitive labour market has led to capacity constraints, though supply chain and lockdown challenges had "almost entirely subsided".Why you can trust Sky News
Bikes and car parts retailer Halfords has announced it is to recruit 1,000 car repair technicians over the next 12 months. The company is hoping to attract retirees back into the workforce and to increase the number of women in the technical roles, as competition for workers caused problems. "A competitive labour market has led to capacity constraints," Halfords said in its interim results announcement for the 2023 financial year.Service-related sales topped £326m and accounted for nearly half of sales across the Halfords group, up from £230m last year and more than service-related sales in the whole of the pre-pandemic 2020 financial year.levels - autocentres revenue grew 30%, retail motoring was up 10% and cycling increased 8.6%.
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