Argos to recruit 12,000 Christmas staff
Argos has announced that it will be looking to employ 12,000 temporary staff to work in its stores in the run up to Christmas.
The retailer said it will be working with TUI UK, parent company of Thomson and First Choice, and Job Centre Plus to fill the vacancies.
Around 500 summer seasonal workers from the TUI travel company will be invited to apply for roles at Argos for the winter season in a partnership first for both companies. Additionally, Argos will support the Government’s ‘Get Britain Working’ campaign by encouraging stores to work with their local Job Centres to fill vacancies and will advertise with the centres nationally.
Along with flexible working hours, training and competitive pay, new recruits will get an immediate 10% staff discount.
Terry Duddy, Argos managing director said: “Argos is a fun, interesting and busy place to be over Christmas so we are excited about finding passionate and enthusiastic staff that can join the team. With over 70 million customers passing through our doors over the period, the new recruits will really help us deliver great customer service this Christmas.”
The 12,000 available roles matches last year’s figure and are equally split across the country with approximately 4,000 vacancies available in the central, northern and southern regions of the UK.
Recruitment ads are out now with all the details and application forms available in store and on www.argoscareers.com/christmas.
