The next Tesco Asian Network event is in London on 30th September 2010. It follows on from the huge success of earlier regional events. Tesco staff based in or around London will get a great opportunity to increase their network, meet successful Asian Managers and find out how to develop their career in Tesco.

For more information on this Tesco staff only event, please see the Events section on the website to learn more about previous events.

Requests to attend should be made to your Personnel Manager (Stores / Distribution Centres) or by email to asian.network@uk.tesco.com (Office).

Over 250 Colleagues, Managers and Directors attended the third Tesco Asian Network Regional Event held in Bradford on the 8th April. Sir Terry Leahy opened the event and there were personal journey speeches from colleagues in Bradford Stores as well as Claire Peters, Operations Director for Extras and Atul Bhardwaj, International Operations Development Director. It was a huge success with over 180 Senior Managers and Asian colleagues making their own personal pledges on what they would do differently as a result of attending. To see pictures and videos of the speeches, and some of the pledges made on the night, please click here

DON'T MISS OUT! The third Asian Network Regional Event will take place in Bradford on the 8th April and will be opened by Sir Terry Leahy. This follows the hugely successful London and Birmingham events where over 600 colleagues heard Board Members and Directors speak about their vision for the Asian Network and their colleagues share their own personal career stories. Posters have been distributed in Tesco stores in the North and staff are invited along to increase their networks and find out how to develop their career in Tesco.

For more information, and to see some of the great feedback from previous events, please see the Events section on this website.

Please note this is open to Tesco employees only. Requests to attend should be made to your Personnel Manager (Stores/Distribution Centres) or by email to asian.network@uk.tesco.com (Office).

Birmingham’s NEC was the venue for the second Tesco Asian Network regional event on Thursday 15th October.

The event featured speeches from Tony Reid (Operations Director for Superstores North), Atul Bhardwaj (Director, International Operations Development) and Hayley Tatum (Personnel Director for UK & ROI Operations). It was a fantastic networking event with over 200 colleagues enjoying the presentations and staying on to get to know each other over a buffet late into the evening. The lively and open Q&A session was a particular highlight.

If you attended the event please email us with your comments. Or if you’d like to be kept up to date with future events, please send your contact details to asian.network@uk.tesco.com and/or keep coming back to the website to find out more. Details of our next regional event to be held in Bradford in April will be posted on the website shortly.

The Tesco Asian Network today publishes research showing that 1 in 4 British Asian graduates say their families have a significant influence on their job choice - compared to 1 in 10 in the rest of the population.

British Asians may not be surprised to hear that Asian parents picked traditional careers - such as law, medicine and accounting - as the careers they would like their children and grandchildren to pursue. None of them wanted to see their children take up a career at a large retailer.

Tesco believes this may be driven by misconceptions about retailing in the 21st century, compared to 20 or 30 years ago. Tesco is one of a handful of global retailers and is the largest private sector employer in the UK. Thousands of Tesco staff actually work within Tesco in traditional professions such as law and accountancy. The research follows a survey carried out earlier this year which suggested that British Asian graduates significantly underestimated the earning potential in careers in retailing.

David Potts, Operations Director on the main Board of Tesco plc, talks to the Tesco Asian Network about getting ahead in Tesco. David introduced the first Asian Network Regional Event at King's College, London earlier this summer and shares his views on the benefits of the event.

David discusses his role as the chair of the Tesco Diversity Council and advises colleagues on how to make the most of the Network. Click on the link below to see the full interview:



This is the second of a series of interviews with leaders in Tesco - email asian.network@uk.tesco.com to stay updated with further news and events from the Tesco Asian Network

Don't miss it: Tesco Asian Network Midlands Regional Event on 15th October 2009. Staff should see posters advertising the second Asian Network Regional Event in Birmingham. It follows on the huge success of the London Regional Event held in August. Feedback from Asian colleagues who attended was overwhelmingly positive:


Tesco staff based in or around the Midlands area will get a great opportunity to increase their network and find out how to develop their career in Tesco. For more information on this Tesco staff only event, please see the 'Events' section on the website.

Requests to attend should be made to your Personnel Manager (Stores / Distribution Centres) or by email to asian.network@uk.tesco.com (Office).

Posters and table talkers have been distributed in Tesco locations in the South giving details of the first of three Regional Events planned for this year. Staff have been invited to come along and hear Sir Terry Leahy open the event and Tesco Managers share their own personal story. They will also get the opportunity to increase their networks and find out how to develop their career in Tesco.

For more info please see the 'Events' section on the website. Requests to attend should be emailed to asian.network@uk.tesco.com

Today we officially unveiled the Tesco Asian Network Website to the outside world. Previously we had aimed the site at an internal Tesco audience. Now, as part of our efforts to attract more British Asian talent to join our organisation, we have removed restrictions from the site so that anyone can find out more about the network and about Tesco.

Please feel free to Contact Us with any suggestions or opinions regarding the website.

Asian students may be choosing careers traditionally regarded as popular with Asians because they have inflated expectations of the earnings potential in those careers.

As part of research carried out by Tesco's Asian Network , Asian students on university campuses across the UK were asked about their dream careers. The most popular careers students chose were: accountancy, IT, pharmacy, law and medicine – careers with an average salary of £73,075, given 10-15 year’s experience in the job. But when Tesco asked the students what they thought the average salary was in these careers, they over-estimated by 82% - saying £132,706.

The research also revealed Asian students were not aware of what Tesco had to offer. When asked what they thought they could earn from a career with a company like Tesco, most students estimated between £50,000 and £75,000 a year. But senior managers at Tesco can earn up to £100,000 in addition to receiving a generous benefits package, including bonus, share options and a defined benefit pension scheme. High performing graduate recruits can be earning £47,000 in just their fourth year.

Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy shared his views on the Asian Network and what it means to him. The interview is available on the website. Terry discusses why he asked for the network to be set up and what he hopes it can achieve. He also reveals some interesting insights into his own background and upbringing as part of an immigrant family from Ireland.

Throughout the year we hope to bring you more exclusive interviews with leaders across Tesco.

Tesco and The Windsor Fellowship are delighted to announce the launch of the Tesco Management Development Programme. This is a personal and professional development programme, tailored to promote opportunities within Tesco to students of Asian and black minority backgrounds.

For further details see: www.windsor-fellowship.org