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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.

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.

85,000 retail jobs lost in the last year

Third-quarter retail employment fell by 2.8% year-on-year, the equivalent of around 85,000…

Retail employment falls 2.3%, 14th consecutive quarter of decline

Retail employment has fallen by 2.3% during the three-month period ending 30 June, marking…

How Chinese consumers meet ‘Brand Britain’

Francis Fukayama is most famous for writing ‘The End of History’ at a time when history was…

Ikea appoints new country retail manager for UK and Ireland

Furniture retailer Ikea has appointed Peter Jelkeby as its new country retail manager with…

Around 70,000 retail jobs lost in Q4, report finds

The total number of employees working in retail was down 2.2%, equivalent to around 70,000…

How ‘technology transformation’ is shaping the retail renaissance

For European retailers, 2018 has been tough. However, retailers are resilient, and hopes are…

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…

How to make Right to Work checks easier

The UK workforce is becoming increasingly diverse in its makeup, and while undoubtedly this…