Career Opportunities and Working Conditions
Woolworths’ supermarkets require a diverse employment system and a range of different working conditions. Employment within Woolworths can be full-time, part-time and casual. This is due to the variety of jobs required to operate a supermarket and trading hours. For example, the store manager would work longer hours, deal with different work situations and receive a higher income than a checkout employee who operates the cash register, work shorter hours and receive a lower
income. Career opportunities within Woolworths include farmers who grow and supply food, truck drivers who transport and distribute grown food to different supermarket stores, supervisors
that oversee delivered inventory entering stores, store manager who controls in-store business operations, deli employees that sell a variety of delicatessens such as ham, olives and feta, butchers, fishmongers, bakers, checkout operator, stocking employees, cleaners, sales assistant, human resource manager, finance manager and marketing teams.
Salaries for Woolworths employees differ according to working hours, working days and job types.
An hourly rate for a checkout operator ranges from $7.50 - $18.48. An hourly rate for a customer service assistance is $20.03. Night-fill manager of Woolworths earns $47 986 per annum and a night-filler earns $16.09 per hour.
Within Woolworths, 16% of employees have more than 10 years of service and 46% of Executives have been with the company for 10 years. In addition, 5400 employees across Australia are members of the 25- Year Club. High proportion of employees work on a casual basis, majority made up of teenagers. There have been many programs established to develop young employment
skills such as the Woolworths Graduate Program. The program offers employees career opportunities during transition from tertiary studies to full-time employment.
Woolworths is committed to protecting safety, health and welfare of employees. One initiative developed is ‘Destination ZERO’. Destination ZERO aims to improve the quality of life and the recognition of safe performance. An educational program,‘Keeping Safety Fresh’, was also developed to highlight key risks areas within stores. Each month has a different safety focus implemented. For example, during grape season, a DVD, poster and fact sheet was distributed to employees to raise awareness of the hazards of grapes on the floor such as slipping.
Woolworths also recognises high performance of employees through a rewards and achievements system. The Annual Heroes Programs recognises 27 outstanding contributes to the business, community and environment. The Paul Simmons and Joe Berry Awards acknowledges the development of young people within the company.
Non-monetary benefits to employees include flexible working options and parental leave. Flexible work options are important to cater for individual needs and retain staff over time. Paid parental leave has increased from 1080 women in 2009 to 1436 women in 2010. Paid Maternity Leave includes six weeks paid maternity leave, two weeks return-to-work bonus and 104 weeks of paid parental leave.
Woolworths’ supermarkets require a diverse employment system and a range of different working conditions. Employment within Woolworths can be full-time, part-time and casual. This is due to the variety of jobs required to operate a supermarket and trading hours. For example, the store manager would work longer hours, deal with different work situations and receive a higher income than a checkout employee who operates the cash register, work shorter hours and receive a lower
income. Career opportunities within Woolworths include farmers who grow and supply food, truck drivers who transport and distribute grown food to different supermarket stores, supervisors
that oversee delivered inventory entering stores, store manager who controls in-store business operations, deli employees that sell a variety of delicatessens such as ham, olives and feta, butchers, fishmongers, bakers, checkout operator, stocking employees, cleaners, sales assistant, human resource manager, finance manager and marketing teams.
Salaries for Woolworths employees differ according to working hours, working days and job types.
An hourly rate for a checkout operator ranges from $7.50 - $18.48. An hourly rate for a customer service assistance is $20.03. Night-fill manager of Woolworths earns $47 986 per annum and a night-filler earns $16.09 per hour.
Within Woolworths, 16% of employees have more than 10 years of service and 46% of Executives have been with the company for 10 years. In addition, 5400 employees across Australia are members of the 25- Year Club. High proportion of employees work on a casual basis, majority made up of teenagers. There have been many programs established to develop young employment
skills such as the Woolworths Graduate Program. The program offers employees career opportunities during transition from tertiary studies to full-time employment.
Woolworths is committed to protecting safety, health and welfare of employees. One initiative developed is ‘Destination ZERO’. Destination ZERO aims to improve the quality of life and the recognition of safe performance. An educational program,‘Keeping Safety Fresh’, was also developed to highlight key risks areas within stores. Each month has a different safety focus implemented. For example, during grape season, a DVD, poster and fact sheet was distributed to employees to raise awareness of the hazards of grapes on the floor such as slipping.
Woolworths also recognises high performance of employees through a rewards and achievements system. The Annual Heroes Programs recognises 27 outstanding contributes to the business, community and environment. The Paul Simmons and Joe Berry Awards acknowledges the development of young people within the company.
Non-monetary benefits to employees include flexible working options and parental leave. Flexible work options are important to cater for individual needs and retain staff over time. Paid parental leave has increased from 1080 women in 2009 to 1436 women in 2010. Paid Maternity Leave includes six weeks paid maternity leave, two weeks return-to-work bonus and 104 weeks of paid parental leave.