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- Competitive pension schemes, holidays and sickness benefits
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- Paid time off for volunteering
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- Holidays for less with up to £500 off Travel
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- Flexible working
- Full training and accredited development programmes
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Supporting One Another - The Midcounties Way
Share
Published 21 May 2020 in Society Announcements
We came together, we supported one another...this period has been like no other, hasn't it? The coronavirus"
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86f49-gb-the-midcounties-co-operative-limited
THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
Location
Founded
Website
https://www.midcounties.coop
Articles
199 Articles
Category
Grocery Stores
Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores
Description
The Midcounties Co-operative is the one of the largest independent co-operatives in the UK.
We have over 6,000 colleagues spread across around 450 sites. Some of our businesses operate nationally, but our trading heartlands are Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. The head office is in Warwick.
We have almost 700,000 members who enjoy a share in our profits, as well as knowing they are funding ethical activities and initiatives locally and around the world. Membership is open to everyone and has a wide range of benefits. As an organisation that is owned by its members, co-operation is central to our purpose. Our members have the opportunity to tell us what is important to them, and we listen to and act on their comments. Members decide what percentage of our profits are returned to the members and to the local community.
What do we believe in? Our values are:
Democracy
Openness
Equality
Social Responsibility
So why not join our exciting growing Society?
We have a wide range of colleagues, working in a broad selection of roles and each one is important in ensuring we remain a successful co-operative business.
Whichever role you choose to apply for you’ll know you’ll be working for an award-winning colleague-focussed organisation with ethics at its core.
Colleague benefits include:
- Society membership, meaning you receive a share of the society's profits
- Competitive pension schemes, holidays and sickness benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £1000 Refer a Friend - when referring a childcare colleague)
- Paid time off for volunteering
- 20% off Food shopping (usually 10% all year round rising to 20% on a pay day weekends)
- Holidays for less with up to £500 off Travel
- Up to 60% off Childcare
- GroceryAid Colleague Mental Health Support
- Flexible working
- Full training and accredited development programmes
For more information please visit - www.midcounties.coop
Supporting One Another - The Midcounties Way
Supporting One Another - The Midcounties Way
Share
Published 21 May 2020 in Society Announcements
We came together, we supported one another...this period has been like no other, hasn't it? The coronavirus
Changes in Our Stores
Changes in Our Stores
Since the UK went into lockdown a lot has changed, and we’re no different. We’ve introduced a number of measures in our stores to keep our customers and colleagues safe, including social distancing and PPE.
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