Trade Union
This coverage examines trade union activity and its impact on the UK retail industry. Reporting highlights industrial action, wage negotiations, working conditions disputes, and agreements between unions and employers. Designed for professionals overseeing workforce relations, HR policy, and operational planning in response to labour movements and employee advocacy.
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Jun- 2018 -21 JuneHigh Street
EXCLUSIVE: Poundworld confusion as staff memo casts doubt on ‘closing down’ sale
Store managers at Poundworld are preparing to promote a ‘closing down’ sale, despite a staff memo circulated yesterday which cast doubt on whether any stores will actually shutter. The memo, which was written by administrators at Deloitte, and which a Poundworld spokesperson told Retail Sector had been circulated as an…
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5 JuneShopping Centres
Birmingham’s Selly Oak Shopping Park acquired by investors for £94m
Selly Oak Shopping Park in Birmingham, home to a Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Nando’s and Superdrug, has been sold to a real estate investor for £94m. The Harvest Partnership, formed by Landsec and Sainsbury’s, sold the property to M&G Real Estate and Landsec, which will obtain 50% of the proceeds.…
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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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May- 2018 -31 MayDepartment Stores
TUC, Usdaw launch petition calling for Marks and Spencer transparency
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has joined with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to launch a petition calling on Marks and Spencer to immediately open up a dialogue with the union to ensure staff are properly represented throughout its programme of store closures. Paddy Lillis, Usdaw General Secretary Elect, said: “All staff…
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23 MayOnline & Digital
500 Tesco jobs face the axe amid online ‘refocusing’
Tesco has announced plans to close its Tesco Direct website putting 500 jobs at risk. Tesco Direct’s headquarters and Milton Keynes distribution centre are to close on 9 July after the supermarket giant said the site was a “small, loss-making part of the business” that had “no route to profitability”.…
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3 MayGovernment
Mike Ashley complains against chairman of 2016 select committee
Mike Ashley has filed a complaint against the former MP who led the parliamentary inquiry into the working conditions at his Shirebrook warehouse. The billionaire owner of Sports Direct has filed a complaint to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards about the conduct of the former MP for Hartlepool, Ian Wright,…
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Apr- 2018 -11 AprilOnline & Digital
Shop Direct closes three warehouses, 1,992 jobs affected
Digital retailer Shop Direct has announced that it will be closing three major warehouses across Manchester. The move will impact 1,177 permanent Shop Direct staff and 815 agency staff. Redundancies are anticipated as a result of the site closures. Shop Direct reviewed its fulfilment sites at Shaw, Little Hulton and…
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