GMB
This coverage examines the activities, negotiations, and campaigns of the GMB union as they relate to the UK retail sector. Reports focus on industrial action, wage disputes, collective bargaining outcomes, and the union’s influence on working conditions across retail businesses. With insights into how GMB initiatives impact employers, employees, and wider retail operations, the reporting supports executives, managers, and professionals navigating workforce relations within their organisations.
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Nov- 2018 -23 November
Amazon UK warehouse workers to protest across Black Friday
Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers are expected to demonstrate at the online retail giant’s warehouses in Rugeley, Swansea, Peterborough, Milton Keynes and Warrington this Black Friday. GMB, the union for Amazon workers, helped organise the Black Friday protests across the UK in anger at what it calls “inhuman conditions” staff…
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Oct- 2018 -3 OctoberOnline & Digital
Amazon bows to pressure, boosts wages for US and UK staff
Amazon has increased the minimum wage for US staff to $15, after founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said he had “listened to our critics” and “thought hard” about his firm’s response to sustained criticism about its pay levels. Bezos’ announcement means more than 250,000 US and 17,000 UK staff, as…
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustDepartment Stores
House of Fraser Oxford Street store saved but 627 warehouse jobs still at risk
House of Fraser’s flagship Oxford Street store has been saved from closure by its new owners. The store was due to close in January under the House of Fraser CVA that was announced in June 2018 before the company entered administration. However Mike Ashley’s company Sports Direct agreed to acquire…
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Jul- 2018 -17 JulyPeople Moves
Asda plunges 261 Enfield warehouse jobs into uncertainty
Asda has announced it has proposed to shutter its Enfield warehouse which would result in cutting 261 roles. The supermarket chain said that the proposal to close the warehouse came following the opening of two new automated warehouses in Dartford and Heston. Asda said the Enfield site, built only eight…
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Jun- 2018 -4 JuneOnline & Digital
Amazon faces legal action over alleged ‘bogus’ self-employment
GMB, the trade union for ‘gig economy’ workers, has announced plans to bring legal action against three of Amazon’s delivery companies over what it calls “bogus” self-employment. The action, announced today (4 June) at GMB’s 101st annual congress in Brighton, is on behalf of people working as couriers and delivering…
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4 JuneHR
GMB Amazon probe finds ‘terrible conditions’ for warehouse staff
An investigation by trade union GMB has found “terrible conditions” and poor treatment of workers in Amazon warehouses. A series of Freedom of Information Requests submitted to ambulance services across the UK show that ambulances have been called out 600 times to 14 Amazon warehouses in the last three financial…
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Apr- 2018 -3 AprilEconomy
21,000 retail jobs lost or threatened so far this year
Over 21,000 jobs have been axed or put at risk in the first three months of the year as retailers struggle to break even. A Press Association analysis revealed that 21,413 staff members have already been made redundant or had their role threatened, with the majority being from large high-street…
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Jan- 2018 -18 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Marks & Spencer closes Neasden distribution centre
Marks & Spencer has ceased operations at its Neasden clothing and home distribution centre, transferring staff to other sites in the M&S network. The group’s new Welham Green warehouse will be fitted out and tested during 2018 and is expected to start operations in the first months of 2019. The…
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