Specsavers

Why does Specsavers get a rating of 5.4?

• No short notice shift changes
• Good for parents
• People get proper breaks
• Good for students
• Easy to book holiday
• Well informed about head office
• Managers are respectful
• Opportunities to progress
• Easy to take sick leave
• Paid accurately
• Less than 4 weeks notice of shifts
• Hard to choose shifts
• Not easy to change shifts
• People do unpaid extra work
• People don’t recommend their team
• Not enough training
• People don’t get sick pay
• Breaks aren’t paid
• People feel stressed
• Head office doesn’t understand the frontline

Based on 84 job reviews

Pay ranges

1. Optical assistants

   £7.21–8.90 per hour

Handy to know

How much notice do people get of their shifts?

16% report getting one week notice or less

18% report getting two weeks notice

18% report getting three weeks notice

43% report getting four weeks notice or more

4% report having a fixed rota

1 week or less

2 weeks

3 weeks

4+ weeks

fixed rota

Based on 67 employees

How often do people get paid?

Monthly 100% of people report they get paid monthly

Based on 68 employees

How are people paid?

63%

by the hour

37%

an annual salary

Based on 84 employees

What contracts are people on?

2% report having zero hours contracts

6% report having low hours contracts (less than 16 hours)

29% report having part time contracts (16-35 hours)

63% report having full time contracts (more than 35 hours)

zero hours

low hours

part time

full time

Based on 52 employees

Jobs by location

1. Greater London

   27 job openings

2. Hampshire

   21 job openings

3. West Midlands

   20 job openings

4. Berkshire

   16 job openings

5. Cheshire

   13 job openings

6. Essex

   11 job openings

7. Greater Manchester

   10 job openings

8. Surrey

   10 job openings

9. West Yorkshire

   10 job openings

10. Somerset

    9 job openings

11. Durham

    9 job openings

12. Oxfordshire

    8 job openings

13. Kent

    7 job openings

14. West Sussex

    7 job openings

15. North Yorkshire

    7 job openings

16. Fife

    7 job openings

17. Derbyshire

    6 job openings

18. Hertfordshire

    6 job openings