The John Lewis Partnership has revealed that it is looking to recruit more than 7,000 temporary roles this Christmas – 2,000 more than last year – in preparation for what is expected to be a bumper festive season after the disruption to celebrations last year.
In Waitrose, it will recruit seasonal roles across all 331 shops, including supermarket assistants, night shift workers and delivery drivers for its online grocery shopping service. It will also recruit temporary roles for the remaining 34 John Lewis stores, including sales and merchandising positions.
In addition, the Partnership announced that it was recruiting more than 550 permanent full-time driver and warehouse roles across its distribution centres and online delivery centres.
Nikki Humphrey, People Director at the John Lewis Partnership, said: “We know that as the first Christmas after lockdown, customers will want to make it really special and we’re throwing everything we can into helping them celebrate – our festive team will have a crucial role to play.
“We’re looking for people who can deliver extraordinary service to help customers get what they need to celebrate. We look forward to welcoming people into our team across the country.”
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