Being a good employer

Hulya Dikkas, Bornova Forum, Turkey

Introduction

The ability to attract and retain great staff is the biggest challenge for any business. Society is becoming increasingly diverse with people from around the world making Britain their home. Life expectancy is increasing, and working lives are getting longer. The relationship between work and family is also changing. Similar trends are emerging in other countries where we operate, alongside declining birth rates and growing urbanisation.

Tesco wants to attract people of all races, religions and backgrounds, people with disabilities, part-timers, young and older people to work at our stores. In order to achieve this, we know that we must provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good worklife balance and comprehensive employee benefits.

We must also provide lifelong learning and workplace training that brings new employees from all walks of life to similar skill levels. By making Tesco a great place to work and giving people interesting jobs, we know that our people will in turn look after our customers.