Sainsburys thread MK ll

Hello, can anyone give me an idea of what my notice period is? I've only been working in Sainsbury's since the beginning of June but intend to leave mid-September so I will only just be out of my introductory 3 months. I'm not sure when to hand my notice in as my induction pack just says something like "Ask line manager for individual notice periods". I don't want to let them know I'm going to leave yet incase they get rid of me first, which they can because I haven't passed my probation period, and I really need the money for now!

The standard notice period is 4 weeks. On my resignation letter, I told them the date my resignation period began and the date of my last shift. No one questioned that.

Ok thanks! I wasn't sure if it differed according to length of service.

Does anyone know when the 3 day waiting rule for sick pay no longer applies, like after how many years of service?

I think for every year you've been there after 4 years, you have to give them another weeks notice, i.e. 5 weeks if you've been there 5 years. I think that goes up to 12 weeks for 12 years, and then it stays at 12 weeks regardless.

That's what I seem to remember from my contract but I haven't read that for a while.

Does anyone know when the 3 day waiting rule for sick pay no longer applies, like after how many years of service?

I think for every year you've been there after 4 years, you have to give them another weeks notice, i.e. 5 weeks if you've been there 5 years. I think that goes up to 12 weeks for 12 years, and then it stays at 12 weeks regardless.

That's what I seem to remember from my contract but I haven't read that for a while.

Might seem like a stupid question but,

Me and my friend were told if we were finished we could leave early by our line manager (we had places to go).

We left an hour early, so do we owe that time back?

I don't think so, your manager probably would have said then. You'll probably not get paid for that hour though. Was it a contracted shift or overtime?

Anyone know what we're supposed to do with uniform that doesn't fit us anymore? I keep meaning to ask when I'm working but I keep forgetting and now I'm off until Saturday.

Anyone know what we're supposed to do with uniform that doesn't fit us anymore? I keep meaning to ask when I'm working but I keep forgetting and now I'm off until Saturday.

hi ive been working in online for the past year, 6am starts. seeing as im going back to college next month i asked to switch departments for later starts just so i can rest and catch up on coursework and revision.

I'm moving to checkouts and was just wondering if theres any positives working on this department because ive been mostly seeing negative posts lol its got me a bit worried .

if anyone could help then id appreciate it

Well the training thing is quite alarming as I like to be re-trained to another company's standard and ethics. The interview process was quite good - I like the test, I enjoyed the roleplay [the interview itself was a tad shoddy, I don't think the manager was on the ball that day, so to speak].

The maximum 3% bonus for colleagues and the lower management [i.e. team leaders, CTS] is appalling, not going to lie. Really appalling. This is mainly because I come from the hospitality sector, where the bonus scheme is UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE - as a shift manager for JD Wetherspoon, you can walk out with up to 25% bonus of your salary per month as a shift manager, and as a pub manager up to 50% + free meals on shift, and 50% off in any Wetherspoon pub in the country. So compared to this, Sainsbury's doesn't really live up. However, the package as a whole is good enough, and the prospects are great.

What was the induction like for some of you guys? I've read EVERY single page of this thread over the last week, and there's not a whole lot about the induction. One question I am begging for somebody to answer - my induction is 9:30-3:00 on Friday - after this, will I settle into my rota straight away? I've already been given my hours, I just want to know how soon it will be that I begin to work them. Need a good pay packet!

when they say "applicants must live within 5miles of the store" are they serious?

I worked for Sainsburys for 2 years before i went to Uni and the store i worked at was around 9miles away and i still got there fine.