"Sainsbury's Five Day Week Experiment" flyer
[1961-1962]Flyer with information on the working hours at Sainsbury's branches taking part in a trial of a five day working week. The flyer could have perhaps been included as an insert to recruitment leaflets...
SA/DES/39/88

Internal correspondence
1946-1989Correspondence collected by former manager, Mr L Price, regarding remuneration and the introduction changes to hours of work (1946 - 1970). Also contains black and white photographs of Kinermony...
SA/EMP/5/3
Staff record book for Bedford branch
1974-1980The book contains the names of employees, departments, hours worked and retirements
SA/EMP/5/17/3
Papers on the European Union's Working Time Directive and social policy
Mar-Oct 1992Also includes papers on the Minimum Wage.
SA/BR/16/24/6
Employee timecard
[Sep 1970]"Clocking in" card for one week. Printed in green ink on brown card.
SA/BRA/3/1/1/27

Trade union material / Joint Consultative Committee minutes
c. 1970sIncludes: minutes of Joint Consultative Committee (meetings of management and staff representatives), paperwork and correspondence relating to flexible working hours and staff pay, and material...
SA/BR/16/57
"Sainsbury's New Shopping Hours" flyer
[1962]Flyer advising customers of changes to opening hours from 15th January [1962] including a Monday morning closure and later Friday opening. The branches this flyer applied to were closed on Saturday...
SA/DES/39/104

"Sainsbury's New shopping hours" flyer
[1962]Flyer advising customers of changes to opening hours including a Monday closure, no early closing day and later Friday opening. As detailed in 'JS Journal' January-February 1962 page 9 these new...
SA/DES/39/82

"Sainsbury's New shopping hours" flyer
[1962]Flyer advising customers of changes to opening hours from 15th January [1962] including a Monday morning closure and later Friday opening. The usual early closing day was however retained. This flyer...
SA/DES/39/86

"Opportunities for young women in Modern Food Retailing with Sainsbury's" leaflet (Code D version)
Feb 1971Duplicate of SA/EMP/1/1/2/29.
SA/DES/39/255

"You can get on fast at Sainsbury's" (Retail training scheme) leaflet ('City & West End Stores' version)
Sep 1969Leaflet promoting Sainsbury's Retail Training Scheme under which school leavers could train to become a 'skilled tradesman' in a Sainsbury's store. It also promotes opportunities for promotion...
SA/DES/39/294

"Sainsbury's Junior Retail Self/Service Training Scheme" leaflet
[1962-1970]Recruitment leaflet for boys leaving school to join the company to train initially to become a Junior Provisions Assistant or Junior Butcher, and then potentially be promoted to higher grades....
SA/DES/39/387

"you'll like working at Sainsbury's" (Bury St Edmunds) leaflet
[c. 1960s]Recruitment leaflet for jobs at Sainsbury's factory in Bury St Edmunds. The leaflet appears to be mainly aimed at school pupils who were due to leave soon. The leaflet is mounted in a guardbook so the...
SA/DES/39/433

"Opportunities in residential staff catering at Sainsbury's" leaflet
[1962-1970]Leaflet promoting job opportunities for Resident Housekeepers and Assistant Housekeepers at Sainsbury's to provide catering and domestic services at branches with staff accommodation (hostels). The...
SA/DES/39/435

"Why it pays to work at Sainsbury's" leaflet
[1960s]Leaflet detailing pay and benefits for staff working in Sainsbury's stores. The leaflet has a code 'CENT/SER' on the back which was probably used internally to distinguish it from similar leaflets...
SA/DES/39/44

"Why it pays to work at Sainsbury's" recruitment ("PROV A/S/S" version) leaflet
[1950s-1960s]Leaflet giving basic details of staff pay and benefits.
SA/EMP/1/1/2/14

"Women: better pay and prospects at… J Sainsbury" (Code A) recruitment flyer
1973Code A (green) version.
SA/EMP/1/1/2/20

"Women: there's a part-time job to suit you with better pay at... J Sainsbury" (Code B) recruitment flyer
1973SA/EMP/1/1/2/24

"opportunities for young women in Modern Food Retailing with Sainsbury's" (Code A) recruitment leaflet
Mar 1972Code A (green) version. Designed by Sainsbury's Design Studio
SA/EMP/1/1/2/30
