Boots Recruits Almost 6,000 Festive Roles

Source: Boots

Boots has launched a hunt for 6,000 seasonal recruits to work in its stores, warehouses and customer support centre during the Christmas trading period.

The health & beauty retailer is promising opportunities for people at all stages of their careers, including young people taking their first step into work.

Roles available include customers advisers and assistants in stores, pickers in warehouses and query handlers in its support centre.

Recruits will receive Boots’ entry-level hourly pay rate of £13.02 nationally or £15.10 in parts of London. Flexible and part-time roles are among those offered.

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“For many people, the festive season can be the perfect opportunity to gain valuable workplace experience, build confidence and develop skills that will support them throughout their careers,” said Boots director of talent acquisition Donna Hodgins.

“Colleagues who join us over this period become an integral part of our team during one of the most exciting times of the year for retail. These roles provide hands-on experience in customer service, operations and teamwork, and for many people can be the first step on a longer-term career journey with Boots.”

Applications can be made for store roles at boots.jobs/christmas, for warehouse roles at boots.jobs/supply-chain/warehouse, and for support centre roles at boots.jobs/support-office/customer-support-centre.