Colleague Extra

Pay and Hours

Our Tesco Colleague rate of pay starts from £13.28 an hour; this increases to £14.55 for stores within the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

We offer a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours per week, with flexible options down to a minimum of 12 hours.

• Sun: 06:00–12:00
• Mon: 06:00–12:00
• Thu: 06:00–12:00
• Sat: 06:00–12:00

Customers are at the heart of everything we do. This role is for doers with variety and everyday challenges, offering excitement and opportunity for progress.

• Serve shoppers better every day.
• Meet great people, learn new things and be part of a diverse team.
• Enjoy stability, flexibility, or career progression.

• Know customers and serve them with passion and pride.
• Be passionate and knowledgeable about products and services within the store.
• Work across the store in service, picking, and replenishment areas as required.
• Apply training to work safely, effectively, and serve customers brilliantly.
• Make decisions that are right for customers, delivering routines in time.
• Take part in seasonal, community, and charity events, creating an inclusive atmosphere.
• Be knowledgeable about store performance and collaborate to drive service, sales, reduce waste, and deliver profit.
• Handle products with care to maintain quality.
• Live the values, make everyone feel welcome, and follow policies.
• Accept deliveries into the store when required.

• Passion for delivering great service and greeting customers with a smile.
• Ability to build rapport and ensure a great shopping experience.
• Initiative and decision‑making that is right for customers.
• Teamwork and open communication.
• Build relationships and foster team spirit.
• Professional appearance and reliability.

• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day, rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays).
• Request flexible working from day one.
• 10% off and 15% off on pay‑day weekends via Colleague Clubcard; save up to £2,000 a year.
• Free wellbeing services and resources.
• Life cover of five times pay and a pension with up to 7.5% matching contributions.
• Choice of benefits: discounts, shares, cycle‑to‑work schemes.
• Uniform provided.
• Access to colleague networks for diversity and inclusion.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver's age and are over 18 for roles that require early or late shifts or specific duties. For more information on accessibility support, please .

Please note:

Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver’s age. Candidates must be over 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 a.m. or after 9:45 p.m., or working in areas such as the warehouse, beer/wine/spirits, counters, bakery, and driving roles.