英国一些最大的零售商正在削减圣诞节招聘计划，家庭预算承压，关键的假日季即将到来。
Some of Britain’s biggest retailers are scaling back Christmas hiring, with household budgets under pressure ahead of the key holiday season.
约翰刘易斯合伙公司预计，其百货商店和沃特罗斯超市将提供10,400个季节性岗位，较其2025年原计划减少3,300个。竞争对手赛恩斯伯里公司计划在其超市和通用商品连锁店阿尔戈斯减少招聘1,500个职位。该国最大的杂货商特易购公司预计将增加28,000名额外员工，较去年减少500人。
John Lewis Partnership Plc expects 10,400 seasonal roles across its department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, down 3,300 from what it set out in 2025. Rival J Sainsbury Plc is hiring 1,500 fewer positions at its supermarkets and general merchandise chain Argos. The country’s biggest grocer, Tesco Plc, expects to take on 28,000 extra staff, a drop of 500 from a year ago.
这些计划出台之际，英国零售业领袖警告称，更高的成本和税收正在挤压他们的业务，而购物者也正承受更高利率的压力，尤其是由于中东冲突导致的能源账单飙升。尽管今年英国更广泛的经济表现优于预期，但随着通胀加速，前景看上去不那么乐观。
The plans come as British retail leaders warn about higher costs and taxes squeezing their businesses at a time when shoppers are also feeling the pain of higher interest rates, and especially soaring energy bills due to the conflict in the Middle East. Though the wider UK economy has held up better than expected this year, the picture looks less rosy as inflation accelerates.
这对政府来说是一个敏感时期，政府正试图解决日益严重的青年失业危机。零售商通常在圣诞节前夕雇佣数千名工人，以应对需求激增，为年轻人提供积累经验的机会。但最近的最低工资上调和其他措施改变了这一计算。
That’s coming at a sensitive time for the government as it tries to fix a growing youth unemployment crisis. Retailers typically take on thousands of workers in the run-up to Christmas to cope with a surge in demand, giving young people a chance to gain experience. But a recent increase to the minimum wage and other measures have altered the calculation.
“雇佣人员的成本显著上升，抑制了招聘，使零售商更难创造急需的就业岗位，”英国零售联合会业务与监管部门主管汤姆·艾恩赛德表示。
“The cost of employing people has risen significantly, putting the brakes on hiring and making it harder for retailers to create much-needed jobs,” said Tom Ironside, director of business and regulation at the British Retail Consortium.
尽管面临成本压力，一些零售商仍表现稳健。特易购报告称，其财政上半年英国可比销售额上涨1.5%，并上调了全年指引。赛恩斯伯里最新季度的杂货销售额增长3.6%。但约翰刘易斯报告称，由于购物者削减开支，其上半年亏损扩大。
Some retailers are still performing solidly despite the cost pressure. Tesco reported like-for-like UK sales rose 1.5% in its fiscal first half, and boosted its full-year guidance. Sainsbury’s grocery sales were up 3.6% in its latest quarter. But John Lewis reported a wider first-half loss as shoppers reined in spending.
约翰刘易斯、赛恩斯伯里和特易购均拒绝就其季节性招聘计划发表评论，超出其最近的声明。
John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Tesco declined to comment on their seasonal hiring plans beyond their recent statements.
电子产品零售商Currys Plc在英国拥有约300家门店以及配送中心，计划招聘约1200名季节性员工，与去年情况相似。
Electronics retailer Currys Plc, which has about 300 stores in the UK as well as distribution hubs, plans to hire about 1,200 seasonal staff, similar to last year.
根据招聘平台Indeed的数据，截至10月2日，总体季节性岗位发布量较2018年水平下降了43%，降幅超过整体英国就业市场32%的降幅。
According to data from hiring platform Indeed, overall seasonal role postings were 43% below their 2018 level as of Oct. 2, a steeper decline than the 32% drop across the general UK job market.
上周，财政大臣约翰·赫利与包括塞恩斯伯里首席执行官西蒙·罗伯茨在内的零售商会面，讨论在10月28日预算案之前鼓励青年就业的措施。高街工作被视为年轻人获得首次工作经验的关键。
Last week, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey met retailers including Sainsbury’s Chief Executive Officer Simon Roberts to discuss measures to encourage youth hiring ahead of the Budget on Oct. 28. High street jobs are considered key for young people to get their first experience of work.
英国近一百万年轻人既不在教育、也不在就业或培训中，英国国家统计局最新数据显示，2026年第二季度的总人数仍接近13年来的最高水平。
Nearly one million young people in Britain are not in education, employment or training, with the latest Office for National Statistics data showing the total remained close to a 13-year high in the second quarter of 2026.
6月份，包括特易购、塞恩斯伯里、约翰·刘易斯以及马克斯和斯宾塞集团PLC在内的超过80家零售商根据英国零售联盟协调的信函致函政府，抱怨成本上升和官僚主义使得雇佣年轻人变得过于昂贵。
In June, more than 80 retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, John Lewis and Marks & Spencer Group Plc wrote to the government to complain that higher costs and bureaucracy were making it too expensive to hire young people, according to the letter coordinated by the BRC.