River Island Clothing Employee Reviews about "uniform allowance"
Updated 28 Nov 2020
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Pros
"Friendly team and staff discount" (in 149 reviews)
"You get a uniform allowance which depends on your contracted days you work" (in 137 reviews)
Cons
"Christmas is tough, like anywhere else, but I found Christmas tough due to long hours" (in 60 reviews)
"The salary they offer is only minimum wage" (in 49 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "uniform allowance"
Return to all Reviews"Alright but it could be way better"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at River Island Clothing full-time for more than a year
Pros
40% discount Uniform allowance The other employees
Cons
Shockingly low paying for the work the staff do,
"DO NOT work here."
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at River Island Clothing part-time for less than a year
Pros
- Uniform allowance - 40% off clothes
Cons
- Awful management. Shout at you for asking questions during training. - Not trained properly - Toxic environment, no sense of community - Put you in for days you requested off - Give roster just a day in advance
Continue reading"Could be better"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Neutral OutlookI worked at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year
Pros
Good discount Can be a fun workplace , make great friends.
Cons
Staff are really overworked for the wage they receive. High targets. Don’t be fooled by the “uniform allowance” they expect you to wear head to toe river island brand, even though you only get your allowance every 3 months, you might only get 2 cheap tops and a pair of jeans if you’re lucky, maybe more depending on your hours and contract. Managers can be sometimes (not always)cliquey/favoritism can occur too, sometimes expect too much of their staff, not enough help when trying to complete difficult tasks.
Continue reading"Work part time"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year
Pros
Flexible hours good staff discount you get a uniform allowance depending on what contract you're on everyone is generally nice to work with and around the same age group
Cons
Terrible pay rude managers usually stand around talking to each other and don't let you say a work to anyone you're working with
Continue reading"Product level 2"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at River Island Clothing full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good discount and good uniform allowance
Cons
very poor wage, no room for progession, unmotivated staff
Thanks for your review.
"Horrible place to work"
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNo Opinion of CEOI worked at River Island Clothing part-time for more than a year
Pros
Staff discount & uniform allowance
Cons
Terrible management Very "clique-y" environment Payment system is ridiculously out of date and inaccurate Head office are difficult to deal with Employees made to feel like they are just a number rather than a person
Continue readingRiver Island Clothing Response
June 2, 2017 – Recruitment Officer
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we'll look in to your feedback.
Pros
Good staff discount, and uniform allowance every 3 months fasssasssssssssssf
Cons
Managers are awful and treat you like a child, made stay after closing to clean the flour for up to an hour without pay.
River Island Clothing Response
October 27, 2015 – Head of Talent Acquisition
Thank you for posting your review about your time at River Island - sorry if you did not enjoy your time with us and I will feedback your comments
"Great part time student position"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at River Island Clothing part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
great working environment, generous uniform allowance
Cons
Christmas working hours, no commission based on sales
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"Perceived as a look after staff welfare brand, when in fact, it's the total opposite!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at River Island Clothing full-time
Pros
Good discount - Management 50% - Staff 40% 3 times a year uniform allowance
Cons
Long hours, unable to claim back if management Unrealistic timeframes Too many channels of information to keep tabs or action every day HEAVY amounts of pressure River was once known for looking after staff welfare when it's such a shame, that in fact, the stress and negativity within area management, work load, unrealistic expectations etc is not worth the job itself
Continue reading "sales advisor"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at River Island Clothing part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good Uniform Allowance every 6 Weeks 40% discount
Cons
Pay isn't the best. Holidays are more than often declined when related to education
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River Island Clothing Response
September 22, 2017 – Recruitment Officer