Industry-leading For reward manager Jayne Tory, schemes like this are a hugely important part of the total reward package at Asda, which is owned by US retail giant Wal-Mart. Fast forward almost two decades and Asda workers are now being asked to enter their ideas of how to run the business better into a Dragons’ Den-style competition, with the six finalists making presentations to a panel including current chief executive Andy Bond and top entrepreneur Peter Jones. Norman, who later became a front-bench Tory MP, set up Tell Archie (now known as Tell Andy), a platform for staff to make their voice heard at the top of the organisation. Ever since former chief executive Archie Norman helped revive the ailing Asda business in the early 1990s, the company has striven to involve its workforce in its success. But at supermarket chain Asda Stores, it is not all about slapping the change in your pocket in TV adverts, as employees’ opinion and ideas are highly valued and actively encouraged.

Managers and staff to reward their colleagues for a job well done.Įmployee involvement is a big part of Asda Stores’ operational philosophy – and that can include a visit to the Dragons’ Den, says Tom Washington There aren’t many jobs where making suggestions to your boss results in you pitching your idea to the formidable Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones. Employee involvement is a big part of Asda Stores' operational philosophy. The EAT upheld a tribunal decision that Asda was entitled to rely upon a statement in its employee handbook reserving the right to vary.

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