Apprenticeship
This coverage explores apprenticeships within the UK retail sector, focusing on workforce development, training programmes, government initiatives, and employer-led schemes. Reporting examines how apprenticeships support skills growth, career progression, and operational needs, providing insights for retail executives, HR managers, and professionals committed to talent development and organisational resilience.
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Jul- 2018 -30 JulyHigh Street
Marks and Spencer partners with Decoded to launch ‘Data Academy’ for staff
Marks and Spencer has announced it has partnered with technology specialists Decoded to create the world’s first ‘Data Academy’ in retail. The launch of the new academy is part of the ongoing transformation of M&S, as it aims to place “digital at the heart of its business”. The M&S Data…
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26 JulyHigh Street
Retail hours worked drops ‘sharply’ in second quarter
The number of hours worked in the retail industry dropped by an average of 2.8% in the three months to July, as staff seek “greater flexibility in their workforces”. The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) latest retail employment monitor shows hours worked by employees on full time contracts dropped more sharply…
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Apr- 2018 -16 AprilEconomy
High street collapse down to higher business rates, says Colliers
Fifteen major retailers or restaurant groups have gone into CVA or administration in the twelve months since the April 2017 Business Rates Revaluation, according to Colliers International, the global commercial real estate agency and consultancy. Ten of those have happened since the beginning of this year – in the last…
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13 AprilHigh Street
Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report
Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part of the Government’s wider package of reforms to apprenticeships, groups of employers have come together to write the new ‘apprenticeship standards’. Some employers have used this opportunity to generate high-quality…
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Mar- 2018 -9 MarchClothing & Shoes
Shoe Zone, Karen Millen ‘named and shamed’ over minimum wage
Karen Millen and Shoe Zone are among the firms that have been ‘named and shamed’ by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for failing to pay their employees the minimum wage. In a list of 179 companies, Karen Millen failed to pay £9,847.20 to 28 workers while…
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5 MarchHR
Retailers ‘want more apprenticeships’ to develop future workforce
New data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has suggested that retailers want to commit to more apprenticeships in the coming years. In a survey of UK retailers, 86% indicated they would increase the number of apprenticeships they offer in the next two years. In England, retailers are committed to…
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