Retail
Asda staff protest over contract changes
Asda staff have taken part a rally outside the retailer’s headquarters in Leeds in protest over contract changes that will...
Tesco to shed thousands of jobs
The UK's largest supermarket chain is cutting 4,500 jobs mostly across its 153 Metro stores, as it puts measures in place to simplify processes.
Tesco worker ‘left in the dark’ about role was unfairly dismissed
A former Tesco employee who was left in the dark about changes to her role and suspended for not accepting them was constructively and unfairly dismissed.
Asda equal pay case heads to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will consider whether shop floor workers at Asda can be compared to workers in the distribution centre...
Unions and retailers urge action over violence in shops
With 115 attacks every day it's time for extra measures to protect retail workers demand unions, associations and supermarkets.
Tesco asks former staff to return redundancy overpayments
Former Tesco staff who were made redundant last month have been asked to return redundancy sums that were overpaid to...
Staffline shares slump following six-year minimum wage underpayment
Staffline, one of the biggest recruitment and training agencies in the UK, has seen its shares tumble after PwC delayed...
Wahaca backtracks on charging waiters over unpaid bills
Mexican-style street food chain Wahaca has altered its policy on making serving staff pay part of the bills of customers who leave without paying.
Sainsbury’s fails to get equal pay claim struck out
The equal pay claim being pursued by hundreds of Sainsbury’s staff can continue to be heard, an employment tribunal has...
Proportion of workers in low-paid roles at a 40-year low
The government is on track to eliminate low pay by the middle of the next decade, analysis has found.
Shop staff verbally abused or assaulted once a fortnight, union claims
A retail union has urged the government to better protect shop workers from violence and verbal abuse, after it emerged...
Will the Waterstones Living Wage petition make a difference?
Waterstones staff campaigning for the “real” Living Wage have delivered a petition with more than 9,000 signatures to the bookseller’s...
Tesco boss: Apprenticeship levy is too inflexible
The CEO of the UK’s largest retailer has slammed the apprenticeship levy for being too inflexible and “open to abuse”.
Supermarket workers earn most in retail sector
Supermarket workers earn the best rates in the retail sector, according to new analysis from Incomes Data Research.
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John Lewis bonuses hit lowest level since 1953
A slump in profits has seen the John Lewis Partnership cut its staff bonus to the lowest level in 66 years, the retailer has announced.
