Does Tesco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tesco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tesco. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tesco?

69% of Tesco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tesco 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesco?

Customer Assistant (7128) , Customer Service (1577) , Sales Assistant (1347) , Cashier (800) , Sales Associate (681) , Customer Service Representative (653) , Personal Shopper (614) , Shop Assistant (594) , Customer Service Assistant (527) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (461) , Manager (377) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (367) , Store Colleague (334)

What are employees saying about Tesco layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Tesco layoffs and their outlook for job security at Tesco in 2026.

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,176 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

66% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Tesco has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 34,176 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tesco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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34K reviews

3.0

May 28, 2026

Easy work with fixed shifts

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very easy work and money

Cons

shift work and does not vary

4.0

May 28, 2026

Flexible pay and nice coworkers, but benefits cut annually

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible and decent pay with nice coworkers

Cons

Every year the colleague benefits are cut back

3.0

May 28, 2026

Decent coworkers, but management is disengaged

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent people Varied departments to work in

Cons

Management are a bunch of gobshites Store manager doesn’t care about her staff as much as she says she does, hits her targets for her bonus then disappears off out the front with shift leads to eat ice cream while we work like dogs to make sure the store is running as it should

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Easy work with fixed shifts

Flexible pay and nice coworkers, but benefits cut annually

Decent coworkers, but management is disengaged

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