Pets at Home introduces new part-time working roles
The new roles will also help stores to provide additional support at weekends and busier periods, aiming to enable pet care advisors to have more time to focus on providing advice
Pets at Home has introduced new fixed day/hour contracts for both new and existing colleagues, following what it saw as an increase in demand for regular part-time roles to fit in around commitments outside work.
The new roles will be called pet care assistants and will come with the same benefits as full-time pet care advisor colleagues. They will be available for a minimum of four hours a week and will likely offer up to a maximum of eight hours each week, similar to the types of contracts associated with traditional Saturday jobs.
The new roles will also help stores to provide additional support at weekends and busier periods, aiming to enable pet care advisors to have more time to focus on providing advice.
Jane Beresford, group director of people partnering at Pets at Home, said: “We are delighted to be able to support both new and existing colleagues with the creation of the Pet Care Assistant role.
“We’ve listened to feedback and understand that the inability to determine your own working patterns and hours can be a barrier to entry to many. With this new permanent contract role, we look forward to welcoming even more pet lovers to join us in looking after the UK’s pets, without having to compromise on any of their commitments outside of work.”
