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HR focuses on the people strategies and workforce developments shaping the UK retail industry. This section covers recruitment, retention, skills, diversity, employee wellbeing, and leadership across retail businesses of all sizes. Retail Sector’s HR coverage provides insight and analysis for senior leaders and HR professionals, exploring how evolving workplace trends, labour market conditions, and policy changes affect productivity, culture, and long-term business performance.

HR

HR focuses on the people strategies and workforce developments shaping the UK retail industry. This section covers recruitment, retention, skills, diversity, employee wellbeing, and leadership across retail businesses of all sizes. Retail Sector’s HR coverage provides insight and analysis for senior leaders and HR professionals, exploring how evolving workplace trends, labour market conditions, and policy changes affect productivity, culture, and long-term business performance.

Retail Staff

90% of retail professionals lie on their CV

Some 90% of retail professionals have got away with lying on their CV, according to research…
Ikea

Ikea reports lower than average gender pay gap

Ikea has revealed that its gender pay gap is 6.9%, which is significantly lower than the UK…

Next faces £30m equal pay claim

Law firm Pattinson & Brewer has initiated legal proceedings against clothing chain Next,…
Retail Staff

Violent crime against retail staff doubles

There has been a ‘concerning spike’ in the number of violent incidents against retail staff,…

Business in the Community launches ‘healthier workplace’ toolkit

Business in the Community (BITC), in association with Public Health England (PHE), has…
Apprenticeship

Retailers ‘want more apprenticeships’ to develop future workforce

New data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has suggested that retailers want to…
Royal Mail CEO leads celebration of women in business

Royal Mail CEO leads celebration of women in business

More than 20 senior business women, including Royal Mail CEO Moya Greene, will take to the…
UK female recruitment still in the “dark ages”

UK female recruitment still in the “dark ages”

According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) new statistics have revealed…
Retail Staff

13% of retail staff imagine killing their boss

The retail industry has the unhappiest staff, according to a survey conducted by business…