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Supermarket group Morrisons has pledged to create 1,000 jobs for homeless people over the next three years. The Bradford-based group, which is the UK's fourth largest food retailer, aims to offer 10% of the jobs it creates at its new stores to "vulnerable" people. It is running the initiative in partnership with the Salvation Army and Leeds-based social enterprise Create.
After three months training, new staff can take up apprenticeships, including as a butcher, baker or fishmonger. The first five people trained under the scheme started their first day at work in the new Morrisons store in Harehills, one of the most deprived areas of Leeds, on Monday.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-11664010
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