Does Cath Kidston pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cath Kidston employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cath Kidston. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cath Kidston?

31% of Cath Kidston employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cath Kidston 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cath Kidston?

Sales Assistant (102) , Sales Associate (34) , Store Manager (13) , Senior Sales (8) , Assistant Manager (6) , Retail Assistant (6) , Sales (6) , Shop Assistant (6) , Retail Sales Assistant (5) , Retail Sales Associate (4) , Seasonal Sales Associate (4) , Supervisor (4) , Customer Service (3) , Manager (3) , Senior Buyer (3)

What are the pros of working at Cath Kidston according to real employee reviews?

"All the staff were friendly and nice to be around." ((in 32 reviews)); "most people are great there" ((in 29 reviews)); "The hourly Pay was good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great team, able to do visual merchandising if you're interested in that" ((in 22 reviews)); "Enjoyed working there and had good training" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cath Kidston according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management minus 1 manager" ((in 26 reviews)); "Long hours working on feet and socialising with Christmas shoppers." ((in 15 reviews)); "Regional managers who bad mouth you and all other members of management freely." ((in 13 reviews)); "too much of workload and low salary" ((in 7 reviews)); "Most store managers are not of the best calibre." ((in 5 reviews))

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Cath Kidston Reviews

3.3

31% would recommend to a friend

(356 total reviews)

Melinda Paraie

39% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Cath Kidston has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 356 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cath Kidston 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

356 reviews

3.0

23 Apr 2026

Cath Kidston Sales Assistant

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Stable time to work every week

Cons

very small shop with hot ceiling

3.0

5 Dec 2025

Disorganised but fine

Product developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

people were nice sample sale was good super talented designers

Cons

structure was a mess creative directors changed all the time

1.0

7 Oct 2025

Made redundant after covid

Retail manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great collegues, pay ok !

Cons

Terrible upper management , had no clue of shop floor, customer relationships . Product not eco produced...lots of plastic invloved which was a huge shock!

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