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Sports Direct is a retailer. They sell sportswear and trainers for women, men and children.

sportsdirect.com

Do Sports Direct pay breaks?

No. Most people don’t get paid breaks at Sports Direct.

Fashion Retailers who pay breaks include MandM Direct, Boden and Zara.

Last updated 30 May 2023

How we know this

Based on data from 112 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2022 and May 2023.

96% of people say they don’t get paid breaks.

Why this matters

A good job should have paid breaks.

You should be paid for all your time at work, whether you’re on a break or not.

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Jobs at Sports Direct

  1. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Pontyclun, Wales

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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    This pay estimate is based on data from 97 Sports Direct employees who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2022 and May 2023.

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  2. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Bolton, England

    • Recommended by students
    • Proper breaks

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  3. New — Posted yesterday

    Temporary Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Horwich, England

    Contract

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  4. New — Posted yesterday

    Temporary Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Folkestone, England

    Contract

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  5. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Cheshire Oaks, England

    • Recommended by students
    • Proper breaks

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  6. New — Posted yesterday

    Temporary Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Loughborough, England

    Contract

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  7. New — Posted yesterday

    Temporary Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Rotherham, South Yorkshire

    Contract

    • Recommended by students
    • Proper breaks

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  8. New — Posted yesterday

    Temporary Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Fareham, England

    Contract

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  9. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    York, England

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  10. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Doncaster, England

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  11. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Colchester, England

    • Recommended by students
    • Proper breaks

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  12. New — Posted yesterday

    Temporary Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Cannock, England

    Contract

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  13. New — Posted yesterday

    Supervisor - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    King's Lynn, England

    • Recommended by students
    • Proper breaks

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  14. New — Posted yesterday

    Temporary Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Newham, LONDON

    Contract

    • Recommended by students
    • Proper breaks

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  15. New — Posted yesterday

    Supervisor - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Belfast, Northern Ireland

    • Recommended by students
    • Proper breaks

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  16. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Worcester, England

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  17. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Coalville, England

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  18. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Dewsbury, England

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  19. New — Posted yesterday

    Casual Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Telford, England

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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  20. New — Posted yesterday

    Temporary Sales Assistant - Sports Direct

    Sports Direct

    4.5

    Hamilton, Scotland

    Contract

    • Proper breaks
    • Recommended by students

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What people are saying about sick pay at Sports Direct

  • Best thing

    Working with different customers and getting to speak to them all and help them out.
    Rearranging the accessories is quite fun too.
    My supervisor and all other staff

    Worst thing

    The nasty customers you’d get every now and then.
    Short breaks.
    Travel to work

    6.0

    Sports Direct Sales assistant, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Flexible hours

    Worst thing

    Not enough hours the majority of the time.
    Short breaks.

    7.8

    Sports Direct Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    coworkers are nice

    Worst thing

    managers don’t treat you like a person
    don’t get paid breaks
    my contract ended and they didn’t bother telling me
    i wasn’t trained properly
    the management don’t bother helping you
    always technical issues with tills

    1.2

    Sports Direct Sales assistant, January 2023

  • Best thing

    People I work with
    Discount
    Commission

    Worst thing

    -Pointless breaks,long shifts
    -Getting half hour less than 6hrs to avoid getting a break
    -Having to train people when It's not my job ontop of having to continue to work at normal pace at the same time then being responsible for said person when they do things wrong
    -hard to change shifts that aren't possible to do/need altering
    -20 jobs for 1 person
    -Never leaving on time
    -Customers (there's a lot of rude ones)
    -constantly understaffed
    -it's bare minimum training so you basically go in blind and learn on the job but expected to know what to do
    -I could go on the list is endless...

    1.0

    Sports Direct Employee, December 2022

  • Best thing

    Working with good group of people

    Worst thing

    Breaks too short and management take advantage of people

    2.3

    Sports Direct Sales assistant, November 2022

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