Supporting Colleagues – A Year On 23 Mar 2021 A year on from the start of the first UK lockdown, we highlight some of the incredible stories that have happened since the pandemic started and showcase some of the fantastic colleagues that have joined Midcounties in a changing time for all. From a number of different backgrounds and some beginning on a temporary basis, last year we took on a number of colleagues within our Food stores to he... Read More »
100,000 Home Deliveries and Counting! 19 Jan 2021 Wow, 100,000 Home Deliveries. Who would have thought that this would have been even possible this time last year? In a time so affected by the pandemic, this has truly shown that we, as a Society, continue to showcase our values in action and help support our most vulnerable members & customers in the community. The 100,000th Home Delivery was given to Mrs Langdown by local florist and regular volu... Read More »
Join the Team and Receive a £750 Welcome Bonus 02 Dec 2020 Join us this January, and if you’re successful, a £750* welcome bonus will be all yours! It’s our way of saying welcome to the Co-op Childcare family. We know it’s our people who make us best at what we do. So if you join us to look after our families little ones, we’ll totally look after you. We’re looking for superstars to join the team at many of our nurseries, and we’d love to m... Read More »
Eliminating Single-Use Plastic Bags 12 Nov 2020 Did you know that in all our 225 Food Stores, we now have compostable carrier bags? This, in line with our Society commitments to tackle plastic pollution and reduce single-use plastics, will ensure we eradicate 8 million single-use plastic carrier bags per year. The move to compostable bags is part of our 1Change campaign which aims to raise awareness of the issues caused by plastic pollution and en... Read More »
Co-op Childcare Offering Redundancy Support 02 Nov 2020 OUR CO-OP CHILDCARE TRADING GROUP OFFERS A HELPING HAND TO FAMILIES IMPACTED BY PANDEMIC REDUNDANCIES As the Government’s furlough scheme comes to an end, we have launched a new initiative to support families who have been impacted by redundancy as a result of the pandemic. Our trading group, Co-op Childcare, says its Helping Hands redundancy support programme is designed to take pre... Read More »