River Island Clothing Employee Reviews about "uniform allowance"
Updated Dec 2, 2021
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Reviews about "uniform allowance"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pay isn’t great
Aug 3, 2022 - River Island Sales Assistant in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
People are nice and you get certain uniform allowance.
Cons
Pay is under minimum wage
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
It really depends on who you end up working with, but altogether its was a good experience for me.
Sep 18, 2014 - Customer Sales Assistant in Greenhithe, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Every three months you get a uniform allowance based on how many hours you work a week. its always great to get new clothes for free. Also when you work with nice sales assistants it can be really fun and enjoyable.
Cons
If you end up working with people you dislike, it can be really challenging as you have to spend a great deal of time with them. Working is hard enough but with staff hellbent on making your shift a misery its incredibly annoying.
Continue readingWe're sorry you feel this way. Thanks for your review.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Staff discount Nice clothes Uniform allowance
Cons
Repetitive Not that many opportunities
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Positive Retail Space With Strong Benefits
Mar 2, 2017 - Sales Advisor in Aberdeen, ScotlandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Many flexible contracts available for students. Great staff discount allowance and uniform allowance every three months or so. General staff dynamic is very friendly and most associate outside of work.
Cons
Management can be somewhat inflexible and inconsiderate of an employees availability pressuring staff into extra hours that they do not want. No options for progression and if there is I was not made aware of it. No real recognition for staff achievements that aren't related to sales.
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Thank you for your review. We are glad your overall experience is a positive one. We will take your feedback on board regarding recognition and look in to this.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Unprofessional management
Apr 27, 2018 - Sales Advisor in Bury St Edmunds, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Uniform allowance and the staff discount was very generous (40%) Holiday was generally approved if submitted well in advance
Cons
Minimum wage, poor hours, management unprofessional Pay was often wrong and needed correcting
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Thanks for the review, we'll take your comments on board.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
I love my job
Mar 17, 2014 - Sales Assistant in Bristol, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Constantly surrounded by new fashion - Lots of different sections to work on so every day is different - It's a challenge, especially on busy days - Even in quiet hours, there is always something to do - Staff discount of 30% - Uniform allowance (this amount depends on how many hours you work) - The team of staff are lovely and help you if you have any problems - Opportunities to work overtime or extra shifts - New stock every week, doesn't get boring
Cons
- Not allowed water on shop floor, so if you're running around it can get quite tiring - I want to work more hours in my contract once the opportunity comes - If you're under 18, the pay is a lot less (but you get that problem pretty much everywhere)
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Yay!! Thank you for your review on River Island
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
good clothing benefits (uniform allowance)
Cons
no work life balance during busy periods
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great experience, working atmosphere and benefits although bad perception and decisions made by upper level management
May 28, 2014 - Sales AdvisorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
River Island is a good company to work for. Many types of training are provided for different sections of the store so you are able to experience all aspects of working within a retailer. Uniform allowance and staff discount is always a bonus! I have also see simple sales assistants be promoted within the company which is always a refreshing sight to see.
Cons
Poor contract patterns for part time workers, lack of perception and the right action is not always taken when looking at stores individually, every store is not exactly the same. The way in which management are spread thin is concerning. Also I feel that although we do receive very good discount rates and staff uniform allowance it is not enough over the summer period as I found myself working every day with the same set uniform as I was unable to afford to buy any new clothes at that point in time. Discount should be calculated on the hours you work over a 6 week period rather than base contract hours. Also to add the store in which I work in has had a number of shoplifters. We resulted in a huge loss due to poor shift patterns being made available by upper level management. If an employee was hired to be a greeter on the door it may prevent snatches such as these resulting in the company losing thousands of pounds.
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Thanks for your feedback, we'll take it on board.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Decent benefits including uniform and discount allowance
Cons
Workload for management is extremely high
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
I was always lucky to work with amazing people. The salary was NMW so can't complain too much and they give you a generous uniform allowance.
Cons
Sometimes there can be lots of staff turnover even with management.
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