Jeff Bezos vows to do better for Amazon workers
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has vowed to do better by his employees in his last letter as chief executive to shareholders.
Retail CEOs join forces to champion staff wellbeing
Over 20 retail leaders and experts have joined forces with industry charity RetailTrust to champion the health and wellbeing of its (...)
1200 jobs at risk as Asda scraps in-store bakeries
Asda is set ‘to cut 1,200 jobs’ after a fall in demand for in-store bakeries and loaves prompts them to restructure.
Asda senior staff to exit after Walmart’s share payout
Asda senior staff are reportedly preparing to stage an exodus at the Big 4 grocer after receiving final payouts from a share scheme run by its US owner.
Hundreds of Bonmarché jobs at risk as some stores may never reopen
Hundreds of jobs are at risk at Bonmarché as administrators decide how many stores will reopen as non-essential retailers open their doors to the public today.
Retail employers “hiring at close to pre-Covid pace” as lockdown exit nears
Retailers are starting to recruit staff at near pre-Covid levels as non-essential shops in England and Wales prepare to exit lockdown (...)
Almost 190,000 retail jobs axed since first Covid-19 lockdown
Almost 190,000 jobs have been lost in the retail bloodbath since shops were first forced to shut their doors a year ago, according to new figures.
Statutory minimum wage rate increases 2.2%
Around two million of the UK’s lowest-paid workers will receive a “well-earned” pay rise from today with increases in statutory minimum wages.
What Asda staff’s Supreme Court victory means for retail
Last week, Asda bosses lost a Supreme Court appeal regarding an equal pay case. What does this key victory mean for UK retail?
M&S joins essential digital skills coalition
M&S has become the second retailer to join FutureDotNow, a coalition of major organisations focused on accelerating essential (...)