Wages

124,000 petition against Sainsbury’s wage contract changes

A 124,000 strong petition supporting Sainsbury’s shop floor staff’s working rights was submitted yesterday to the company’s headquarters by Siobhain…

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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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Sainsbury’s new ‘dogsbody’ contract hammered by unions, MPs and staff

Sainsbury’s new contracts which the supermarket says are a ‘boost’ to staff have been accused of bringing in a “dogsbody…

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How to motivate your retail staff

Recent CV-Library research has revealed that 84% of retail workers have hit a career ‘slump’, where they felt their work…

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Decline in retail vacancies slows job growth market

Job growth has slowed since the beginning of the year with the retail industry suffering the biggest decline, according to…

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Retail consumer spending sees sharpest drop since 2012

Consumer spending has suffered its sharpest drop in six years, according to Visa’s latest consumer spending index. Spending in-store fell…

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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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Consumer confidence drops further in April

UK consumer confidence has dropped even further in the month of April, according to market research institute GFK. The institute’s…

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Furniture shop closing down after rent increases by £100,000

Phillip Logan, owner of furniture store Uno in South Belfast has decided to close his shop after facing a rent…

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High street collapse down to higher business rates, says Colliers

Fifteen major retailers or restaurant groups have gone into CVA or administration in the twelve months since the April 2017…

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