John Lewis, the clothing retailer from the UK, has, reportedly, announced to give free meals to employees during the upcoming festive period, even as it plans to hire 10,000 new Christmas staff.
The Group is planning to hire 4,000 new seasonal workers for its 331 Waitrose stores, while another 2,000 temporary workers will be hired for 34 John Lewis stores.
The workers for John Lewis stores will be, reportedly, hired for sales and merchandising positions.
All the aforementioned new positions will be advertised online through this month and October.
Besides, the Group is also hiring 4,000 more staff across its supply chain through recruitment agencies. The focus is on hiring more warehouse workers and drivers so as to handle the rush of orders before and during Christmas.
John Lewis, meanwhile, added that it will give free meals to all permanent staff and temporary workers from 3 October to 6 January so as to help them handle the cost of living pressures.
John Lewis Partnership is the largest employee-owned business in the UK and is amongst the largest in the world, with more than 80,000 employees who are all partners in the business.
