Women in Retail: Returning to Work After Maternity Leave

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Published 22 Jul 2021 in Raising Awareness

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The Midcounties Women in Retail campaign continues and today we share a day in the life of two of our female Store Managers, Stacey Dingley and Aimee Briggs, who’ve recently returned to work after having children. To see how they got on, watch their videos below.

Aimee Briggs, Store Manager at Bloxwich Knave Food

Aimee shares her morning routine with her toddler and discusses how she juggles her shift patterns with her Store Manager husband, Sam.

Stacey Dingley, Store Manager at Park Hall Food

Meet Stacey as she embarks on her first Keeping in Touch (KIT) Day, leaving baby Lily with her mum for the first time to go back into work.

Your career after children

Whether you’re a mum or a dad, having kids changes your life. Your priorities can shift and you may not be able to work as flexibly as you did before. Midcounties is very supportive of working parents, aiming to be as flexible as possible to support your needs.

You may even want to consider taking a job share to allow you to reduce your hours while maintaining your career.

Later in the year we will be trialling 2 store manager job shares for a 3-month period (1 in a supermarket and 1 in a convenience store). This is available to any colleague, regardless of gender, that may already be a store manager or looking for their next career move.

If you’re interested in applying or want to find out more email matt.windridge@midcounties.coop and susan.barguss@midcounties.coop

Find out more about careers in Retail at one of our roadshows taking place virtually and in Oxford on Wednesday 8 September and on Tuesday 12 October (location TBC). More details to follow.

Inspiring Women in Retail

Each week we’ll be sharing pictures of three of our inspiring women in retail who are showing continual progression with the Society. Well done to our inspiring women in retail! 😊

Rachel Hughs - Store Manager Church Street to Store Manager Davies Road

Promoted from Customer Service Assistant to Team Leader in Burford Food

Bethany Murray - Completed Responsible Colleague module ready for next Team Leader role

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Cheryl Tree (HR) 23 Jul 2021 08:50

Thanks for letting us into your lives & introducing your little ones! And showing others what is possible. Aimee - I definitely agree winning in the morning is if everyone in the house has brushed their teeth!!

Jayne Palmer (HR) 22 Jul 2021 14:22

Lovely to hear Aimee & Stacey and see how the Society is supporting Women in Retail. Things are a changing for the better and we need to encourage colleagues to frequently access Colleague Connect. Managers if you have colleagues that are on maternity leave or soon to go on maternity leave check if they have seen this.