Part-Time
This coverage examines the role of part-time work in the UK retail industry, with reporting on employment trends, workforce management, labour market challenges, and policy developments. Designed for retail executives, HR managers, and operations leaders addressing staffing strategies, employee engagement, and productivity in a sector reliant on flexible labour.
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Sep- 2021 -30 SeptemberNews
Amazon targets 20,000 new seasonal staff
Amazon has announced its aim to recruit 20,000 seasonal positions across the UK for the festive season. The firm has said its seasonal roles are in addition to the 55,000 permanent employees Amazon has in the UK, offering “competitive” wages and benefits. This year already, Amazon revealed it has created…
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May- 2021 -11 MayOnline & Digital
OnBuy adds raft of new staff members
OnBuy has added 32 new staff members across multiple departments at the firm, as the group continues along its recruitment strategy. The hires include three new senior director appointments, as well as customer service agents, UX researchers, content writers, software development manager, a digital PR manager, and two recruitment managers.…
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Nov- 2020 -27 NovemberNews
Amazon unveils £374m employee Christmas bonus scheme
Amazon has announced a new Christmas bonus for both full-time and part-time front-line employees. UK Operations employees who are employed by the company from 1 December to 31 December will qualify for a bonus of £300 for full-time employees and £150 for part-time employees. Dave Clark, the senior vice president…
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Oct- 2020 -30 OctoberOnline & Digital
Amazon earnings triple in third quarter
Amazon has seen its net sales soar by 37% to $96.1bn (£74bn) in the third quarter of trading, up from the $70bn (£54bn) earnings reported in the third quarter of 2019. In the same period, net income also tripled to $6.3bn (£4.9bn) in the third quarter, compared with net income…
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28 OctoberComment
How temporary workers could make the difference to Covid-19 workforce planning
Today, on average just one in six firms (15%) rely on a flexible workforce; with 1.5 million temporary employees working in the UK today. In comparison, eight in 10 (80%) retail businesses have hired more agency workers during COVID-19, as unpredictable demand forces brands to re-think their staffing strategies and…
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Sep- 2020 -24 SeptemberCoronavirus
Chancellor unveils new Job Support Scheme
The chancellor has today announced a new Jobs Support Scheme that will see the government “directly support” the wages of those in part-time work. The scheme, which will run for six months starting this November, will see the government attempt to preserve “viable” jobs by subsidising the pay of employees…
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24 SeptemberCoronavirus
Chancellor set to unveil furlough replacement after Budget cancellation
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has cancelled this year’s Budget but is set to unveil new measures aimed at protecting employment and the UK economy in parliament later today (24 September). It is thought the new measures will replace the current furlough scheme, which is set to expire at the end of…
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3 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Amazon creates 10,000 permanent UK jobs
Amazon has announced that 10,000 new permanent roles are being created across the UK, bringing its total full-time UK workforce to more than 40,000. The company has already added 3,000 permanent jobs across its fulfillment centres, sort centres and delivery stations. A further 7,000 new roles will be added by…
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Aug- 2020 -21 AugustHealth & Beauty
Estée Lauder to axe up to 2,000 jobs
Estée Lauder has announced that it will axe between 1,500 and 2,000 positions across its global business in a bid to restructure the company following the coronavirus crisis. The redundancies, which form part of its ‘Post-Covid Business Acceleration Program’, will primarily affect point of sale employees and support staff in…
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May- 2020 -12 MayCoronavirus
Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has extended the Government’s furlough scheme until the end of October. Announcing the decision in the house of commons today (12 May) Sunak revealed that “no changes whatsoever” will be made to the current scheme until the end of July. However he noted that…
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