Jollyes launches new colleague benefit scheme

Jollyes, the fast-growing nationwide pet superstore, has unveiled a new ‘top dog’ scheme that offers an array of new benefits to its own colleagues.

Every colleague will be provided nomination cards which they write and hand out to colleagues who deserve a little recognition.

The nominated colleague will get a ‘Cat Nap Day’, which means they get a day off on Jollyes along with a badge and a certificate.

Other Jollyes benefits that have been introduced include:

• Birthday leave – a day off on a colleague’s special day.
• A ‘pet-eternity’ day for colleagues getting a new pet in the family.
• Wedding / civil partnership – a week off for all colleagues on full pay when they get married.
• Enhanced paternity leave – two weeks of full pay for new parents.
• Enhanced maternity leave – Jollyes parents can now get full pay for six weeks for maternity leave.
• A gift when colleagues have a baby, including through fostering or adoption.
• An enhanced 20 per cent discount off all Jollyes services.
• A discount for a partner or friend – after three months working at Jollyes, colleagues can nominate a second person to get an in-store discount.
• Lifetime discount – after 20 years’ service a colleague will qualify for a discount for life.
• New long service award badges for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years’ service – Jollyes has some of the most loyal colleagues in retail with a dozen colleagues on the payroll for over 25 years.

These are all in addition to all of the package of benefits colleagues already have with “big” discounts at a number of partner retailers.

Joe Wykes, Jollyes’ chief executive officer, said: “Our colleagues are at the heart of our business – our customers rely on them for their knowledge and experience and love how they support the pets in their family. We’re building a package of support that reflects the importance of their work and commitment to our business – part of our aspiration to have some of the best benefits in retail.

“Our colleagues go the extra mile to make Jollyes a special place for customers – and that’s why we’re doing more to help colleagues celebrate the major milestones in their lives from celebrating weddings to civil partnerships, becoming a mum or dad – and of course, getting a new pet. Following a great year for the business, it’s another way for us to thank our colleagues’ hard work and help us recruit the best people for dream jobs working with animals as we look to open even more stores in 2023.”