In the press
JDW has become the first pub company to be recognised, by the Department for Work and Pensions, for employing a mixed-age workforce.
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As of 2008, we employ over 20,000 staff. Fancy joining our team? You can read more, here.
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Discover Wetherspoon Careers
Since opening its first free house in London, in 1979, Wetherspoon has delivered a consistently high-quality and adaptable customer offering which has seen it expand across the UK – the company now has 718 free houses and employs over 20,000 staff.
This makes Wetherspoon one of the most successful and popular high-street free houses; this customer popularity is mirrored by its staff – as Wetherspoon is consistently featured as one of the UK’s ‘Top 100 Employers’, with an enviable staff-retention rate in its sector.
Delivering a unique and unrivalled food & drink offering for over 25 years has required constant innovation and development of the meals and drinks served – this development-and-improvement philosophy is also followed through with the staff.
Wetherspoon is committed to training and career progression – for those who seek it – and is widely recognised by its peers for its comprehensive training programmes, covering all levels of staff and discipline. Little wonder, then, that you will find pub mangers in the company who started part time in the kitchen; general managers whose first task was pulling a pint; even a chief executive who started as an area manager.
If you have the appetite and aptitude, Wetherspoon really is a place to maximise your potential.
Award-winning Wetherspoon
Over the last 10 years, Wetherspoon has won over 50 national and regional awards (you can view a selection of these to the left), acknowledging excellence in all aspects of its business – from design, training, catering, safety and security to responsible drinking, retailing and recycling.
Now, that can’t be bad, can it?
Our training – did you know?
Wetherspoon:
- conducts over 3,500 training courses each year.
- has developed ground-breaking training programmes in conjunction with the British Institute of Innkeeping and Nottingham Trent University.
- was the first in its sector to run the Advanced Diploma in Leisure and Retail Management.
- has encouraged more than 1,500 pub staff to receive training at their local brewery, to pass this expertise onwards.
Lifestyle aim
J D Wetherspoon has a lifestyle aim and is committed to trying to reduce the working week for managers to 48 hours, including:
- two consecutive days off each week.
- no more than three close-downs each week.
- shifts no longer than 10 hours.
- all off-the-job training courses and meetings forming part of the working week.
To add to this, we offer fantastic benefits, including:
- bonuses up to 25% of annual salary, paid monthly.
- free shares (after an 18-month qualifying period).
- contributory pension scheme (after a qualifying period).
- private medical insurance (after a qualifying period).
