Editing Sainsbury's (section)

=== Employee relations ===
;Great Place to Work Group
Each supermarket or group of conveniences shops elects a group of 'representatives' from across their shop or region to meet once a month to discuss the working life of their branch and the company. The meetings can include communication from Head Office, the chance to organise charity or local events and the opportunity for employee's to discuss issues and feedback or question the attending Store Manager. The group controls a budget for donating to local charities and a budget for investing in employee facilities. The group was previously known as the 'Colleague Council', a separate version for young employees was called 'Youth Forum' and another separate group called 'SSA Council' existed to organise events in shops. A change in 2014 combined all three into 'Great Place To Work Groups'. The shop groups are part of a national structure, meeting monthly at shops and depots, then monthly at a regional level and then finally at a national meeting less frequently. The shop level is chaired by Store Managers, regional level by a Store Manager and Regional Operations Manager and nationally by the Groups HR Director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/about-us/our-values/a-great-place-to-work|title=Our colleagues|website=about.sainsburys.co.uk|access-date=26 February 2018|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104075016/http://about.sainsburys.co.uk/about-us/our-values/a-great-place-to-work|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tomorrowscompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Employee_voice_IPA_TC_case_study_Sainsburys_50c20c9770c64.pdf|title=Sainbury's case study|publisher=Tomorrow's Company|access-date=28 February 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806221600/https://www.tomorrowscompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Employee_voice_IPA_TC_case_study_Sainsburys_50c20c9770c64.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="j-sainsbury.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2012/20120312-youth-can-sainsburys-launches-campaign-to-boost-retail-careers-for-young-people/ |title='Youth Can': Sainsbury's launches campaign to boost retail careers for young people |publisher=J-sainsbury.co.uk |access-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022163334/http://j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2012/20120312-youth-can-sainsburys-launches-campaign-to-boost-retail-careers-for-young-people/ |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brooks |first=Beth |url=http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/supermarkets/sainsburys/sainsburys-tells-youth-they-can/227138.article |title=Sainsbury's tells youth they can |publisher=Thegrocer.co.uk |date=12 March 2012 |access-date=14 March 2014 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173228/http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/supermarkets/sainsburys/sainsburys-tells-youth-they-can/227138.article |url-status=live }}</ref>

;Sainsbury's Staff Association
Sainsbury's Staff Association was founded in 1947. It is owned and run by Sainsbury's staff. All permanent staff can join at a cost of £1 every 28 days for one person (or £1.20 every 28 days for two people). The funds raised are collected into accounts in every shop, and spent on whatever the shop's SSA staff wish, usually social events and experiences out of shop. Benefits also include further discounts with other retailers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kidwell |first=Huw |url=http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/career/career-feature/20067738.article |title=Sainsbury's |publisher=PJ Online |date=30 June 2009 |access-date=14 March 2014 |archive-date=30 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130172619/http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/career/career-feature/20067738.article |url-status=live }}</ref>

;Sainsbury's Veterans Association
Sainsbury's Veterans Association was started in 1947 by eight staff who wished all staff to stay in touch with each other. Today members enjoy a range of benefits including Honorary SSA membership, 10% discount, newsletters, invitation to an annual reunion, a visitor service, birthday and anniversary gifts, donation upon bereavement and transfer of benefits to spouse upon death. To qualify staff have to serve 25 years with the company at the time of their retirement or redundancy. The association's current and former presidents have included former Sainsbury's CEO and later Chairman [[Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG]] and former Sainsbury's CEO [[Dino Adriano]] until his death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jsvsoutheast.co.uk/useful-links/ |title=Sainsbury Veterans Association |publisher=Jsvsoutheast.co.uk |access-date=14 March 2014 |archive-date=26 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726193351/http://www.jsvsoutheast.co.uk/useful-links |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/168865.sainsburys_veterans_association/ |title=Sainsburys Veterans Association |work=Croydon Guardian |date=22 March 2002 |access-date=14 March 2014 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016064030/http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/168865.sainsburys_veterans_association/ |url-status=live }}</ref>