John Lewis shines again

nickj_2

if you work for them for 40 yrs ( i think it's 40) they give you 6 months paid leave

grizzly1911

nickj wrote: »

if you work for them for 40 yrs ( i think it's 40) they give you 6 months paid leave

Garden Leave?;)

Generali

nickj wrote: »

if you work for them for 40 yrs ( i think it's 40) they give you 6 months paid leave

25 according to wiki.

We have a similar system in Aus. You get 3 months off (I think) after 10 years. 5 years in the public sector.

cookie_monster

The company I work for gives you extra 5 days holiday and a gift upto value of £500 after 25 years service.

chewmylegoff

wotsthat wrote: »

I prefer staff bonuses to reflect the contribution that has been made towards profit.

Where's the incentive for really good staff if others get the same bonus just for being there?

I understand where you are coming from, but JL staff know the model when they accept a job there and the customer service experience I have had there is almost invariably better than at other retailers. They must be doing something right to achieve that - certainly better than the experience you get when you go into a bank where everyone is incentivised to sell you things you don't want (I.e. paid according to the absolute profit they generate)...

chewmylegoff

Generali wrote: »

25 according to wiki.

We have a similar system in Aus. You get 3 months off (I think) after 10 years. 5 years in the public sector.

Slightly better than the system some large employers run in the uk where you can have an unpaid career break after a few years!

Generali

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Slightly better than the system some large employers run in the uk where you can have an unpaid career break after a few years!

That reminds me of the old joke about why being a department store Santa is a great job. You get a free uniform and 48 weeks unpaid holiday a year!

I'm hoping to be with my current employers long enough to get Long Service leave and then work for myself or retire.

Graham_Devon

We don't get it that great here do we looking at these stories of what others get.

I suppose putting it into the perspective of looking at sweat shops etc we are very well looked after. However, there is always room to improve. Hopefully more and more take the approach of JL as life get's tougher for the capitalism method.

Tancred

Graham_Devon wrote: »

I'm starting to really like what I hear about this company, even though I never use them!.

John Lewis have announce a 17% bonus will be given to all staff this year as they report higher profits.

This is what I like about this company, it's (reported as) a 17% rise for everyone, regardless of their status, position etc. Just a straight 17% of salary. Everyone get's the same.

Is John Lewis the model others should be following? They just don't appear to be greedy. They provide what I'm led to believe is good quality goods, with good quality service ans seemingly they look after their staff too.

Is this model the one others should be following? You wouldn't see Tesco's doing this for example, it would all be weighted at the top while squeezing the bottom for everything it's worth.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9914686/John-Lewis-staff-get-bonus-worth-17pc-of-salary.html

From what I've been told by people 'in the know' JLP only pay good bonuses because the basic pay isn't very good. Many limited companies pay bonuses as well, though seldom as generous as JLP, then again if your basic is good who cares? No large business is a democracy - the bosses always lay down the law and the employee has to obey, or leave. The real benefit of working at JLP is the final salary pension, for which you qualify after serving for three years.

James_N

Graham_Devon wrote: »

I'm starting to really like what
Is this model the one others should be following? You wouldn't see Tesco's doing this for example, it would all be weighted at the top while squeezing the bottom for everything it's worth.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9914686/John-Lewis-staff-get-bonus-worth-17pc-of-salary.html

If you buy online from John Lewis you get a usable website, clear processes, good delivery from a reliable courier, no mucking about if things go wrong, clear checking or resolution procedures - and quite keen prices if you check carefully first.
It's a model that muppets like Homebase and their muppets Yodal should die for. Next too (terrible website and no prospect to cancel orders on their over-keen system).