Every colleague will have access to mental, physical and financial health and wellbeing support that enables them to make positive and proactive choices, enabling them to thrive in all aspects of life
Our colleagues are central to our business - without them, we would be unable to serve our customers across the breadth of the UK every day. We put great emphasis on things that enhance colleague wellbeing, such as a safe and inclusive working environment, fair pay, a good work-life balance, access to wellbeing tools and resources and opportunities to learn and grow which in turn helps us build a better workforce.
Our ambition
Our progress and highlights
Tier 1 employer
in the CCLA UK Corporate Mental Health Benchmark in 2024
65%
of colleagues report that our mental health and wellbeing tools enable them to improve their wellbeing in 2024/25
11,600
line managers are completed Mental Health Awareness training in 2024/25
Our areas of focus
Protect mental health & wellbeing
We strive to create an environment that is free of stigma, where colleagues can talk openly, reach out for help if they need to and know they are listened to without judgment. Our mental health policy outlines our approach and provides useful details for colleagues on how they can access support. We also ensure our leaders are equipped to support their colleagues through mental health awareness training and guidance materials on mental health and stress at work.
Support physical health & wellbeing
To support our colleague’s physical wellbeing, we focus on the importance of sleep, exercise and nutrition and taking care of your body, in maintaining good physical health - promoting the impact each of these factors has on mental wellbeing. We have a number of benefits available to colleagues such as the government's Cycle to Work scheme, discounted Gym memberships with Wellhub and health cash plans through our partnership with Simply Health. We know feeling unsafe at work can have a detrimental impact on the mental health and wellbeing of our people. The health and safety of our colleagues is really important to us, as such we have clear policies and procedures in place to keep our colleagues and customers safe. Read more on colleague safety
Support Financial wellbeing
Our objective is to have a fair, equitable and competitive total reward package that encourages colleagues to serve and help every customer and provides opportunities for colleagues to share in Sainsbury’s success. We continue to invest in colleague pay, with an above inflation pay increases, matching the Living Wage from August 2025. Colleagues also have access to discounts at hundreds of retailers through our partnership with Reward Gateway, and can participate in a pension plan on a contributory basis with company contributions, as well as the opportunity to become shareholders in the company through our all-employee share schemes. We work with our financial wellbeing partner Salary Finance to offer opportunities to Save through salary, Colleague Loans and Pay Advance which allows colleagues to access a portion of their accrued income ahead of their usual payday. We also provide additional benefits to colleague through access to free food during shifts in-store and access hundreds of discounts through our partnership with Reward Gateway.
