Money. Pays much less in some departments than industry standard. They have certainly issued at least one pay cut to a business critical department that I know of to bring into line with another less critical department rather than bringing that dept up a level. They then had a Xmas conference shortly after that informing the employees how much money Iceland was making; you can imagine how bitter that dept was and, I believe, still is.
Although the company like to think they offer opportunities for career development and training, it seems very limited.
I have found that because training is so limited or I should say 'not readily on offer to some' that people tend to stand still in the same job while expressing a desire to move upwards yet not knowing how to go about it; many in middle management seem just as clueless.
With the country now entering a recession and certainly a huge hike in the cost of living the Directors, in what seems like a cynical attempt to appease the workers future demands for more money have offered all employees free Gold membership of a health club...and two portions of fruit per day, per person.
It would be laughable if it wasn't so offensive.
