Retail

The German retailer has announced plans to open at least one store per week through 2021.

Office staff were originally due back on 7 September, but the online retailer has announced a new date of 3 January 2022.

Retail giant Next has conceded that its store workers can compare their roles to that of their colleagues in distribution centres and warehouses in terms of pay.

Bakery chain Greggs is set to create 500 new retail jobs and expand its network of shops after returning to profit.

Tesco to pay £1,000 bonus to lorry driver recruits as transport industry faces critical skills shortage.

People working in the food supply chain will not need to self-isolate if they have been ‘pinged’ by the NHS Covid-19 app.

Goldman Sachs will be asking workers in London to wear face masks, while Sainsbury's and Tesco have joined a list of retailers urging shoppers to use them.

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of protecting employee health and safety, especially for those in public-facing roles, working unsociable...

Dispute over BLM comment in supermarket a fortnight after George Floyd's murder in the US led to dismissal of worker.

The home affairs committee wants a stronger response to violence against retail workers.

Essential workers unable to claim statutory sick pay Q1 2020, because they did not meet the minimum earnings threshold, included 27% of cleaners and 26% of retail workers.

Government urged to come up with new timetable for right to work checks, furlough, business rates relief.

The planned 21 June Covid unlocking will be delayed for four weeks the prime minister has announced.

Women’s average working hours have been less affected than men’s, with women who do not have children now working longer...

Elements of the government response to key modern slavery inquiry are ‘ludicrous’ and ‘lacking in credulity’, say MPs.