Workers in its industrial group, akin to these in shopping for and merchandising roles, have been advised to work both within the workplace, in shops or with manufacturers and suppliers three days per week from the beginning of July.
The choice is known to be geared toward bettering collaboration and creating an atmosphere the place employees members can study and develop, particularly for brand new recruits.
In 2021, the partnership rolled out a hybrid working mannequin for head workplace employees, permitting them to decide on the place to work based mostly on their job necessities. The retailer mentioned versatile working continues to be an necessary a part of its provide and most employees have hybrid working preparations in place.
The retailer downsized its head workplace final yr from a 220,000 sq ft area in Victoria to a close-by 108,000 sq ft web site in Pimlico. It expects to have sufficient desks to accommodate employees for 3 days.
A John Lewis spokesperson mentioned: “A collaborative tradition is essential to assist create the most effective product ranges and retailer atmosphere for our prospects and we’re taking steps to encourage group members to spend time collectively in our places of work, our shops, assembly manufacturers and suppliers and balancing this with working remotely.
“We’ve additionally recruited round 50 new group members to assist spearhead our vary growth and retailer modernisation – and their coaching and growth is significant to set us up for achievement.”
