USDAW
Stay informed on the latest news, developments, and policy updates involving the Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW), the UK’s largest retail trade union. This section offers in-depth reporting and expert editorial coverage on USDAW’s industrial actions, wage negotiations, workplace safety campaigns, and employment rights advocacy. Whether you’re navigating collective bargaining processes, HR policy alignment, or strategic labour planning, our USDAW coverage ensures you understand the implications of union activity across the retail landscape.
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Mar- 2024 -7 MarchSupermarkets
Co-op announces Real Living Wage staff pay rise
Co-op has announced a pay increase to at least £12 per hour for store colleagues, in line with the Real Living Wage. The move represents the retailer’s biggest ever investment into pay with an increase of over 20% in the last two years for staff. From 1 April, the rate…
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6 MarchNews
Today’s news in brief-6/3/24
Currys shareholder JO Hambro Capital Management urged the company to hold out for a £1bn offer amid takeover talks. Despite rejecting a bid from Elliot valued at 67p per share, Currys faces pressure to consider higher offers, with JOHCM deeming an offer between 80p and 100p per share as “acceptable”.…
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6 MarchSupermarkets
Tesco raises pay by 9.1% amid ‘record’ £300m investment
Tesco has increased base pay for staff by 9.1%, amid a “record” investment of more than £300m in hourly pay.The supermarket reached an agreement with trade union USDAW that will see the hourly pay rate increase from £11.02 to £12.02. The new rate will come into effect from April 2024. …
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Oct- 2023 -11 OctoberHigh Street
BRC backs Labour shoplifting stance
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has backed the Labour party’s stance on shoplifting and violence against retail staff. Sir Keir Starmer announced at the Labour party conference that it intends to create a specific new offence of assault against retail workers. The party also announced its intention to roll back…
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Jul- 2023 -4 JulySupermarkets
Morrisons to close Bradford manufacturing site, 450 jobs at risk
Retail trade union USDAW has been briefed by Morrisons about its intention to close the Bradford manufacturing site at Cutler Heights in Bradford, which will put over 450 jobs at risk. This comes as Morrisons is proposing that the work carried out at Cutler Heights will be moved to their…
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Feb- 2023 -21 FebruarySupermarkets
Tesco gives staff third pay rise in 10 months
Tesco has announced that it has agreed to raise its staff’s hourly wages by 72p from £10.30 to £11.02. This represents the third pay increase given out by the supermarket in the last 10 months and an investment of more than £230m. The combined investment in hourly pay over the…
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Jan- 2023 -31 JanuarySupermarkets
Tesco to shake-up management and close counters, 2,100 jobs at risk
Tesco has announced a shake-up of its management structure alongside plans to shutter its remaining hot counters and delis, in a move that could place up to 2,100 jobs at risk. While the supermarket is set to introduce 1,800 new shift leader roles as part of its restructuring plan, it…
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18 JanuarySupermarkets
Inquiry launched into Asda’s takeover of Co-op forecourt business
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Asda’s acquisition of Co-op’s petrol forecourt business. Last year, Co-op agreed to sell the business to Asda in a £600m deal. The transaction included 132 grocery retail sites with attached petrol stations. At the time, Asda said the move…
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Oct- 2022 -31 OctoberSupermarkets
Asda completes Co-op petrol station deal
Asda has completed the acquisition of 132 grocery retail sites with attached petrol stations from the Co-op for a value of £600m. It is reported that the acquisition, which was initially announced in late August 2022 for a cash value of £438m, includes 129 “high-quality” existing sites across the UK…
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Apr- 2022 -8 AprilHR
Tesco colleagues to see 5.8% pay rise to £10.10
Tesco has unveiled a £200m investment which will see Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) colleagues benefit from a 5.8% increase in hourly rates from £9.55 to £10.10, effective from 24 July 2022. Tesco said the pay increase is the biggest single-year investment in hourly store/CFC pay in at least a decade,…
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