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 (7135) , Customer Service (1577) , Sales Assistant (1348) , Cashier (803) , Sales Associate (682) , Customer Service Representative (656) , Personal Shopper (616) , Shop Assistant (596) , Customer Service Assistant (528) , Shift Leader (469) , Retail Assistant (463) , Manager (378) , General Assistant (369) , Store Assistant (368) , Store Colleague (338)

What are the pros of working at Tesco according to real employee reviews?

"the hourly pay at tesco is good and the way the look after colleges is great" ((in 3745 reviews)); "Don't have to take your work home with you and the people can be nice" ((in 1606 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and work well together Staff discount is good Uniform provided" ((in 1443 reviews)); "balance with nice and friendly colleagues" ((in 1409 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is discount" ((in 959 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tesco according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management can lead to unmotivated workers which impact store performance and puts more pressure on more productive workers." ((in 2038 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult with family life on holiday periods and weekends" ((in 1685 reviews)); "It is possible for a rude and aggressive colleague to become a manager just based on experience." ((in 1347 reviews)); "All breaks are unpaid (on a 9 hour shift you have to take 1.5h of unpaid breaks!)." ((in 233 reviews)); "No career progression and not as many staff on weekends" ((in 189 reviews))

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.

What are the top reviewed Tesco locations?

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Tesco reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(34,246 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 34,246 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 6, 2016

Good to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You may get good learning depending on projects. If your in good project then lucky you have no time to time pass

Cons

Never know when they bring changes in organisation and it can impact your personal growth salary and career promotion. Salary system is really not understood... Freshers get 8lac and experienced get less then that... You can only get money when you are joining

5.0

May 1, 2016

Customer Assistant Hardware

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is in addition to a previous review as you haven't got the option to comment on other reviews etc and I want to point out something regarding the pay etc But will just add that 99% of staff and that includes all management except the odd 1 or 2 are all a great bunch it's really surprising how they all seem to know who you are (and nothing to do with name badges) even some of the night staff are great to get on with again including managers But regarding a recent review"..I can't remember when...it was regarding the pay structure....about basic pay and extra time between 10pm and 6am....as you should all be fully aware of this....from July 3rd we will be receiving a pay rise...taking it to £7.62 per hour and the night premiums between 10pm and midnight are stopping and there's just one flat rate from 12am to 6am....night staff only....but time and half is staying for Sundays and bank holidays....the longer serving employees are losing their double time...some of which aren't happy....but the holiday pay structure is also changing and for those that regularly do overtime...as I do...will benefit by this....they will base your holiday pay on the hours you work the 12 weeks leading up to your holiday period....yes I'm losing out on the night premium between 10pm and 12am I can't really see there being any issue...we have also benefitted from the turnaround bonus of 5% of our annual earnings 2015/16 awarded in share bonus and can sell them straight away....unlike the shares in success where it has a holding period....I have seen a lot of people on the website having a mon up about the amount being less than their actual award amount etc but how I see it is...its money you wouldn't have had...anything is better than nothing right??? Throughout my time at Tesco...I have listened and heard other members of staff moaning about their managers etc and other managers...I will say that in almost 2 years I have never heard anyone have a moan up about my manager....he is a top bloke and does his job well....he is firm when he needs to be...he don't have a moan up for nothing...I am happy to be in the department I am and happy with other members of staff and management

Cons

Recently had a new store manager who I think is actually quite rude and arrogant....he has been in store whilst in have been on shift a few times and unlike when the new night manger started last year came round and introduced himself and had a chat with you....I have not heard from him once....to me that is not very good practice and definitely not a way a store manager should behave...he is meant to be the big boss man who wants a good reputation amongst his staff....this is definitely not the way to be going about it...you will definitely not be earning any respect from staff if you can't even acknowledge them.... Older members of staff have said he used to work in store before he made manager and is really nice....so far those that have come across him don't have the same opinion and I haven't seen anything nice so far....our old store manager was grest...always on shop floor getting involved and knew you by name as well....shame the same can't be said for the new one Oh and another thing I have noticed....it's very family orientated....someone is related to someone or married to each other or parents and kids etc...a bit strange sometimes

4.0

Apr 8, 2016

Tester

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and balance in work and life

Cons

Growth aspects are less and need to work well

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