To mark the 10th anniversary of its Golden Jubilee Trust programme, the John Lewis Partnership have increased funding for an additional 10 charities to take on John Lewis and Waitrose staff on free secondments. The Trust currently funds 22 secondments, however with additional subsidies of £50,000 it will be able to arrange 32 placements, either part-time or full-time for up to 6 months. The manager of the Trust said the funding will provide ‘an additional boost and enable us to give much-needed support to even more charities.’ The John Lewis Partnership, with its worker co-ownership business model, is a consistent market leader in CSR and corporate philanthropy - and TSIC are proud to count the John Lewis Foundation amongst its clients.

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