Sainsbury’s is looking to hire 22,000 seasonal staff to help meet increased demand over the festive period.
The retail group is hiring store staff, delivery drivers, and logistics workers for both its Sainsbury’s supermarkets and Argos stores as part of its “biggest ever Christmas recruitment drive”.
Roles will be available across the UK from today, four weeks earlier than last year, as the firm seeks to get ahead with its preparations for what is expected to be a busy Christmas period after last year’s event was curtailed by a Covid-19 lockdown.
There will be 14,500 new Sainsbury’s and Argos store roles available, including 500 customer and trading manager positions. The business is also seeking 3,000 online delivery drivers, as well as over 4,500 warehouse and logistics positions. It will also hire a further 180 staff at its contact centres.
“We’re going all out to help our customers celebrate and make sure they have a great Christmas this year,” said Clo Moriarty, Sainsbury’s Retail and Digital Director.
“By recruiting 22,000 temporary Sainsbury’s and Argos colleagues on an attractive pay package, incentivising online drivers (with a £500 bonus) and offering additional hours to existing colleagues over the festive season, we will deliver what our customers want – great food and fantastic service.”
NAM Implications:
- The incremental costs of recruiting 23,000 seasonal staff will presumably be well covered by the otherwise lost sales resulting from reduced availability.
- A pointer for other mults?
