Tesco Recognised as a Best Workplace for Women in Ireland
15th March 2019
Tesco Ireland has been officially recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland in 2019. Tesco Ireland was recognised at the 17th annual Great Place to Work Best Workplaces in Ireland awards held recently in Dublin. This is Tesco’s second year to be named as a top Irish workplace, which is assessed through Great Place to Work’s robust ‘Trust Index©’ employee survey and a thorough ‘Culture Audit©’ assessment of their policies and practices.
As a leading food retailer, Tesco is one of the biggest private sector employers in Ireland employing over 13,000 colleagues across the country in its network of stores, head office and distribution centre. In addition to the Great Place to Work accolade, Tesco was also acknowledged as one of thirteen, Best Workplaces for Women in Ireland.
The Great Place to Work method celebrates Irish companies who promote employee wellbeing while supporting staff to perform at their best. Companies are assessed on their policies and practices, as well as from the feedback of staff themselves.
Certifying Tesco Ireland as one Ireland’s Best Workplaces, Great Place to Work commended Tesco on its culture, achieving its organisational objectives with employees who give their personal best and who work together as a team, in an environment of trust.
Commenting on the award Geraldine Casey, People Director, Tesco Ireland said, “We’re very proud to have retained the Great Place to Work standard for the second year running. As one of only 19 Certified companies in the country; it’s a great honour. We achieved accreditation for 2019 and will continue to build on learnings year on year evolving our business to better the wellbeing of our 13,000 colleagues”.
“Our best investment as a business is without doubt in our people. We believe in treating each other with respect, giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. We’re in the process of rolling out smarter and flexible working policies across our estate and it’s those small changes that will really made a difference for our colleagues’ as we all strive to serve our shoppers a little better every day”.
“With a record high of more than 2.28 million now employed in Ireland, and unemployment at 5.7%, we’re on the cusp of the oft-cited ‘full employment’. That might serve to explain why this year, the number of employees assessed by Great Place to Work in Ireland has more than doubled. They’ve given us a clear sense of their workplace experience and the workplace practices that Irish organisations of every size are putting in place to drive that experience.” said John Ryan, CEO of Great Place to Work® Ireland.
Tesco is one of Ireland’s leading retailers with 151 stores and two distribution centres nationwide and offers the highest average rate of pay in the industry and market leading benefits.
There is much variety to be achieved by having a career with Tesco, from its leading benefits and rewards programme, to an open and welcoming inclusive culture, and opportunities to get on whether in stores, office or distribution centres. For further information visit here>>
