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Seasonal Customer Advisor
Role summary
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As a Seasonal Customer Advisor at Boots, you will help customers find suitable products, provide friendly and knowledgeable service, operate tills, replenish stock, maintain attractive displays and support the wider store team during busy trading periods. The role generally requires a positive attitude, strong communication skills and a customer-first approach. Retail or pharmacy experience is useful but not always essential, as training is normally provided. Candidates should be reliable, flexible and comfortable working varied shifts, including evenings, weekends and peak seasonal dates. You will be expected to work efficiently, follow company procedures, handle payments accurately, maintain high standards of presentation and contribute positively to sales and customer satisfaction.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Shop-floor, till and stock jobs are below degree level and on no list read, so they cannot be sponsored; only youth schemes remain.
Before you apply: Shop-floor jobs need no professional licence. Pharmacists do: they must register with the local regulator, and one qualified abroad often has to pass local exams first. Selling alcohol can need a short course and certificate, for example in Australia.
Watch for: Only degree-level head-office roles (finance, IT, data) can be sponsored. Youth schemes are the usual way in for Canadians, Australians and Indians under the age limits.
Official source: GOV.UK: Skilled Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Retail & Consumer jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Shop jobs cannot be sponsored; for head-office hires the visa fee is yours unless the employer pays |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Pay and discount | Minimum GBP 12.71 an hour from age 21 (April 2026, by law); Boots gives seasonal staff a discount |
| Contract | Christmas seasonal jobs exist: Boots is recruiting about 6,000 seasonal workers (7 October 2026) |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
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About Boots
Boots is one of the United Kingdom’s best-known health and beauty retailers, with a large network of stores as well as a major online business. Founded in Nottingham, the company provides pharmacy services, healthcare products, beauty brands, cosmetics, toiletries and everyday essentials. Boots serves millions of customers through its retail stores, pharmacies, opticians and digital channels. The business is recognised for combining accessible healthcare with well-known beauty and personal-care ranges. Store colleagues support customers with product advice, transactions, stock management and pharmacy-related services, depending on their role and training. Boots is part of Walgreens Boots Alliance and employs a wide range of retail, pharmacy, technology, supply-chain and corporate professionals across the UK.