National Living Wage

Home Bargains ‘underpaid staff £272k’

Discount retailer TJ Morris Limited, trading as Home Bargains, has failed to pay the national minimum wage to its staff…

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Head office jobs more likely to face axe than shop floor following national living wage rises

New research has found that those working in head office are more likely to lose their jobs as the result…

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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…

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Named and shamed: Underpaid retail staff among 200,000 to receive £15.6m back pay

HMRC has identified £15.6m in pay owed to more than 200,000 of the UK’s lowest paid workers, following an investigation…

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Card Factory posts £14.6m drop in full-year profits

Card Factory has posted a £14.6m drop in its full-year profits which it has attributed to the weak pound and…

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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,…

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Insolvency cracks showing with one in five fashion retailers

Some 19% of UK clothing retailers are currently exhibiting early warning signs that they are at risk of going insolvent,…

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Retail administrations increase in five-year-first

The number of retailers entering administration increased from 92 in 2016 to 118 in 2017, an increase of 28 percent,…

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Retail associations respond to ‘encouraging’ Autumn Budget

A number of retail associations have responded positively to the Chancellor’s Budget which was revealed yesterday (22 November). The British…

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