Does The News Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The News Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The News Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The News Group?

47% of The News Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The News Group 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.2 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at The News Group according to real employee reviews?

"Flexible hours and no office." ((in 6 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers for the most part" ((in 3 reviews)); "workers and manager are amazing." ((in 3 reviews)); "dental benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The News Group according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and don't expect a raise, ever." ((in 8 reviews)); "High turn over rate and the supervisors who stay, complain about how everything is run." ((in 3 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible!!" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about The News Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The News Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at The News Group in 2026.

What are the top reviewed The News Group locations?

Scarborough , Kelowna , Richmond

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The News Group reviews

2.9

47% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Jim Pattison

62% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

2.4

Culture & values

2.2

Career opportunities

2.1

Compensation and benefits

The News Group has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The News Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

48 reviews

4.0

Jan 3, 2025

Accounting

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great staff. Flexible hours. Good benefits

Cons

Work was too far from home

5.0

Jun 26, 2023

awesome

Merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cool place to work for

Cons

the hours were not that great

4.0

May 24, 2022

Good work for part time

Merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was nice to pick your own hours and if you finished at a good time you would still get paid for what the store paid. They also paid for mileage.

Cons

Can be hard work to lift the books and magazines. Need to be in good shape to do the job.

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