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    Boots failed to provide equipment for employee with hearing impairment

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2019

    An ex-Boots employee with a severe hearing impairment has won his case at an employment tribunal after the company failed...

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    Asda staff given extra week to sign new contract or lose jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Nov 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Nov 2019

    Retail staff at Asda who have yet to sign a new contract have been given an additional seven days to...

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    Mothercare UK to enter administration with 2,500 jobs at risk

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Nov 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Nov 2019

    Mothercare has announced plans to put its UK operations into administration, putting about 2,500 jobs at risk with the closure...

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    ‘Up to 12,000’ Asda staff face dismissal this weekend

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Nov 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Nov 2019

    Up to 12,000 Asda staff are yet to sign a new contract that will require them to work flexible hours...

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    How to stop your workforce going under when business is close to collapse

    by Barry Ross 31 Oct 2019
    by Barry Ross 31 Oct 2019

    With the recent collapse of Thomas Cook and other established companies in financial difficulty, such as Pizza Express and Links...

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    Address apprenticeship inflexibility to boost jobs, says retail body

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Oct 2019

    The inflexibilities in the apprenticeship levy system need to be addressed if the retail sector is to stem job losses,...

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    ‘Thousands’ of Asda staff face dismissal if they don’t sign new contract

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2019

    Thousands of employees at Asda face dismissal next month if they refuse to sign a contract that will require them...

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    Worker exploitation commonplace in supermarket supply chains

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Oct 2019

    Poor pay, exploitative working conditions and human rights abuses are commonplace in the supply chains for major supermarkets

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    Hays Travel buys Thomas Cook shops saving 2,500 jobs

    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2019

    As many as 2,500 jobs at Thomas Cook could be saved after Hays Travel agreed to buy the collapsed travel...

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    Fresh concern over jobs as UK service sector slumps

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Oct 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Oct 2019

    The UK's service sector, which makes up 80% of the country's economy, contracted in September prompting fears of a recession.

    • Change management
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    John Lewis to reduce leadership team by a third

    by Rob Moss 2 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 2 Oct 2019

    John Lewis Partnership is to consolidate its executive leadership team from 225 to around 150 as it restructures to manage...

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    Former chief executive takes Clarks to tribunal over misconduct claims

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Sep 2019

    Mike Shearwood says he was not given the opportunity to defend the claims.

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    Violence and abuse against shop workers reaches ‘epidemic’ proportions

    by Jo Faragher 10 Sep 2019
    by Jo Faragher 10 Sep 2019

    A Co-op funded report has called for government action to prevent crime against retail workers, claiming it has reached ‘epidemic’...

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    Lawyers seek equal pay law clarification in Tesco case

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Aug 2019

    The law firm bringing an equal pay claim on behalf of Tesco staff is seeking clarification on equal pay legislation...

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    Costa Coffee franchisee’s training cost deductions ‘unfair’, staff claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Aug 2019

    Employees at a Costa Coffee franchise in Essex claim they have had £200 deducted from their final payslips to cover...

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