M&S bakery worker wins claim for automatic unfair dismissal and pregnancy discrimination at Watford employment tribunal.
Retail
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Most HR directors in retail believe Employment Rights Bill will have a negative impact, with half saying it will reduce headcount.
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Primark boss Paul Marchant has resigned following an allegation by a woman about ‘his behaviour towards her in a social environment’.
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Supermarket Asda is to increase hourly pay rates for its store-based employees in three phases as part of an £80 million investment.
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WH Smith as a brand is set to disappear after it agreed to sell its 480 high street shops to private equity firm Modella Capital.
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Employers in the retail sector are cutting back on workplace benefits in a bid to offset costs ahead of next...
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Morrisons announces it will close cafés, meat and fish counters, and convenience stores to help mitigate significant cost increases.
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Tesco has announced a pay rise for its store employees from 30 March, following negotiations with Usdaw trade union.
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The retailer said it did not believe “it would be right” to pay a bonus this year as it continues to reinvest in the business.
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More than 200 employees who were contracted to work on the separation of the supermarket’s IT system from former owner Walmart were dismissed this week.
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Technology retailer Currys has increased pay for its workforce through an £8 million investment, with a 6% increase in hourly-paid wages.
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More than 10,000 managers at supermarket chain Asda will not receive a bonus this year after its market share has shrunk.
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Tesco expands its Stronger Starts apprenticeship programme, introducing five times more places for young people in 2025.
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Lidl is giving its 28,000 hourly-paid employees a pay rise from March 2025, ahead of the increase in the national living wage.
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Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin repeats call on government to phase in increase to employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).