Marks & Spencer has kicked off a recruitment drive to fill 11,000 temporary roles for the Christmas period.
The retailer is looking for customer assistants to perform duties including serving shoppers and stocking shelves, in both food and clothing departments across the UK.
Recruits will also help deliver M&S’s click & collect Christmas Food to Order service, which opened for bookings this year on 24 September.
The recruitment window opens on 9 October and successful applicants will join M&S from mid-November, with a range of start dates and flexible working patterns available in a variety of roles.
Applications can be made at M&S’s careers web page.
“Our fantastic store colleagues play such a big part in delivering the magic of M&S at Christmas to our customers, and this year we’re recruiting even more colleagues to ensure we’re closer to customers,” said M&S operations director Sacha Berendji.
“The Christmas period is a busy but exciting time for M&S and no two days are the same. In fact, many colleagues started their M&S careers at Christmas and after the festive period were invited to go onto our Stepping Into Team Manager programme.
“With a range of roles and flexible working patterns available, anyone who is interested in being part of something special this Christmas should visit our careers website to apply.”
M&S said its support centre staff continued to spend seven days assisting in stores each year, including four days in the lead up to Christmas.
In April, M&S raised the hourly pay rate for store assistants from £10.90 to £12.00 nationally and from £12.05 to £13.15 in London.
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