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Justin King Says Big Business Has ‘Responsibility’ To Get People Back To Work

Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury’s, has stated that big business has a ‘responsibility’ to get people back to work. King said: “with rising unemployment figures and no prospect of an imminent economic recovery, big business has both a responsibility and an opportunity to play its part in getting people back to work”.

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