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Seasonal Customer Advisor
Role summary
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As a Seasonal Customer Advisor at Boots, you will welcome customers, provide friendly and knowledgeable service, help them find suitable products, operate tills, replenish stock, maintain attractive displays and support the wider store team during busy seasonal periods. The role typically requires good communication skills, a positive and approachable manner, reliability and the ability to work well in a fast-paced retail environment. Previous retail or customer-service experience is useful but may not be essential, as full training is generally provided. Candidates should be flexible with working hours, including evenings, weekends and peak holiday dates, and should demonstrate a genuine interest in helping customers.
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.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Boots
Boots is one of the United Kingdom’s best-known health and beauty retailers, with stores across the country and a substantial online business. Founded in Nottingham in 1849, the company sells pharmacy medicines, healthcare products, cosmetics, skincare, toiletries and selected wellness brands. Many Boots stores also provide pharmacy, optical and health services, making the business an important part of local communities. Boots employs a large retail, pharmacy, digital, supply-chain and corporate workforce. Its customer-focused teams help people choose products, access health advice and manage everyday wellbeing. Seasonal Customer Advisors support stores during particularly busy periods, including Christmas and other major retail events. Boots is part of Walgreens Boots Alliance and continues to combine traditional high-street retail with e-commerce and healthcare services.