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Oct- 2022 -24 October
Boots to recruit 10,000 workers over Christmas
Boots has announced a recruitment dive for over 10,000 seasonal roles in its stores, warehouses and operations in a bid…
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Jul- 2022 -25 July
Co-op to axe 400 office jobs amid ‘tough’ trading environment
The Cooperative Group (Co-op) has announced that it will make 400 roles redundant at its head office in Manchester, amid…
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Apr- 2022 -8 April
Tesco colleagues to see 5.8% pay rise to £10.10
Tesco has unveiled a £200m investment which will see Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) colleagues benefit from a 5.8% increase in…
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4 April
Boots gender pay gap drops to 2.7%
Boots has reported its median pay gap has dropped to 2.7% in the 12 months ending 5 April 2021, compared…
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Feb- 2022 -16 February
M&S raises hourly pay for all store colleagues
M&S has announced it has increased its hourly pay to £10 for all store colleagues across the UK as part…
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Aug- 2021 -25 August
UK must follow Scottish example to protect retail workers, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called upon the UK Government to follow Scottish Parliament in implementing legislation that will…
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9 August
Ocado to allow staff to work from anywhere for one month a year
Ocado has reportedly told its staff members that they can now work wherever they want, including abroad, for one month…
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Jul- 2021 -7 July
Global retailers join race to zero climate campaign
H&M, IKEA’s owner Ingka Group, Kingfisher, and Walmart have joined forces to launch the “race to zero breakthroughs: retail campaign”…
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Jun- 2021 -25 June
Co-op introduces flexible pregnancy loss policy
Co-op has announced the launch of a new pregnancy loss policy, centred around a flexible paid leave structure. Designed to…
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10 June
JLP to provide six months’ equal paid parental leave
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has announced that it will provide six months of equal parenthood paid leave, becoming the…
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