Tesco
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Do Tesco pay breaks?
No. Most people don’t get paid breaks at Tesco.
Supermarkets who pay breaks include Ocado, Aldi and Central Co-op.
Last updated 23 April 2025
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What people are saying about sick pay at Tesco
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Best thing
- Great colleagues, good relationships.
- Decent benefits/discount.
- Requests, reports, concerns taken seriously.
- Good shift patterns, plenty of overtime and flexibility.
- Fair breaks, although unpaid.
- Opportunities for training and moving up the ladder.
- Good policy.Worst thing
- Often short staffed
- Stressful environment when things aren’t done in time, which can sometimes be impossible.
- Some inconsideration for mental or physical health for colleagues when shift management is under pressure.
- Unpaid breaks.
- Little notice when aisles/ends are changed or moved leading to confusion and wasted time.Collegue at Tesco, March 2025
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Best thing
Nothing it's very stressful
Worst thing
Everything from not having proper breaks
Team leader at Tesco, February 2025
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Best thing
Staff
Worst thing
Wages not payed breaks
Delivery driver at Tesco, December 2024
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Best thing
I get to be able to have a say in what I do over the shift
Worst thing
The long intervals between breaks
Checkout operator at Tesco, October 2024
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Best thing
Family style work relationships
Options to progressWorst thing
Sometimes short staffed
Not getting paid breaks
Sometimes members of the public make the workplace feel unsafeCustomer assistant at Tesco, November 2023