Does Iceland Foods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Iceland Foods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Iceland Foods. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Iceland Foods?

53% of Iceland Foods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Iceland Foods 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Iceland Foods?

Retail Assistant (320) , Sales Assistant (273) , Duty Manager (181) , Store Manager (163) , Customer Assistant (92) , Home Delivery Driver (91) , Supervisor (86) , Online Picker (80) , Sales Associate (75) , Cashier (62) , Store Assistant (56) , Delivery Driver (50) , Online Picker (Nights) (45) , Shop Assistant (45) , Retail Sales Assistant (41)

What are the pros of working at Iceland Foods according to real employee reviews?

"pay is good but they always take breaks off your pay when you don't actually get breaks" ((in 248 reviews)); "Staff were friendly and easy to get along with" ((in 166 reviews)); "Good place and people nice boss" ((in 137 reviews)); "Colleagues are a good bunch Will work around you if they can 15% discount" ((in 99 reviews)); "good salary and uniform was provided" ((in 39 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Iceland Foods according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and clearly using a popular job advert to recruit workers in less popular areas." ((in 203 reviews)); "Long hours due to stores being run on a skeleton crew and having to pick up the slack." ((in 164 reviews)); "I had a really bad manager towards the end and that's why I left !" ((in 101 reviews)); "No work life balance and expected to do long hours" ((in 77 reviews)); "little or no training and then expected to excell in every area" ((in 39 reviews))

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Iceland Foods reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,837 total reviews)

Malcolm C. Walker

61% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

Iceland Foods has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,837 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Iceland Foods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Jun 18, 2026

Flexible hours, but low pay and no opportunities

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible with hours Good manager

Cons

Rubbish money team so young Online pickers couldn't take breaks as there was never enough people to help you complete orders in time. (Just told to be quicker - No Jane,,, Not for minimum wage hun)

5.0

Jun 13, 2026

Great place to a work

Retail assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good community Friendly staff Ok pay

Cons

Customers can be disrespectful Not much training

5.0

Jun 11, 2026

Great for young workers, but hours can be long

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice for young to work at

Cons

can be very long sometimes

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Jobs at Iceland Foods

Retail Assistant - Online Picker (Inside M25)