Spar

Why does Spar get a rating of 5.6?

Based on 176 job reviews, employees tell us the following about Spar

• Good for students
• Good for parents
• Breaks are paid
• Easy to change shifts
• Easy to book holiday
• Managers are respectful
• Enough training
• People get proper breaks
• No short notice shift changes
• Easy to take sick leave
• No unpaid extra work
• Good choice of shifts
• Uninformed about head office
• People don’t recommend their team
• No career progression
• People feel stressed
• People don’t get sick pay
• People are not paid enough
• People are paid below market rates
• Head office doesn’t understand the frontline
• Less than 4 weeks notice of shifts

Based on 176 job reviews

Pay ranges

1. Retail and sales assistants

   £6.45–8.85 per hour

2. Retail and sales supervisors

   £8.51–9.91 per hour

3. Retail store and shop managers

   £8.57–11.80 per hour

Handy to know

How much notice do people get of their shifts?

1 week or less

2 weeks

3 weeks

4+ weeks

fixed rota

34% report getting one week notice or less

26% report getting two weeks notice

14% report getting three weeks notice

20% report getting four weeks notice or more

6% report having a fixed rota

Based on 173 employees

What contracts are people on?

zero hours

low hours

part time

full time

7% report having zero hours contracts

13% report having low hours contracts (less than 16 hours)

64% report having part time contracts (16-35 hours)

16% report having full time contracts (more than 35 hours)

Based on 152 employees

How often do people get paid?

weekly

every two weeks

every four weeks

monthly

22% of people report they get paid weekly

9% of people report they get paid every two weeks

53% of people report they get paid every four weeks

15% of people report they get paid monthly

Based on 176 employees

How are people paid?

By the hour 89% of people report they get paid by the hour

Based on 176 employees