Metro Bank is considering shedding 20% of its workforce and reducing opening hours as part of a strategy to save around £50m a year.
Retail
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Does the four-day week grant employees the flexibility and skills development opportunities they desire? Or is it too rigid?
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An equal pay claim brought by shop floor workers at Tesco has moved a step closer to resolution.
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Morrisons is set to change pension contributions for hourly-paid staff, lowering its employer contribution, a union has claimed.
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As retail workers report a surge in violence and abuse, businesses are calling on the government to do more.
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Employers have been slower to staff up for Christmas than usual, as fears over demand for goods and the sluggish economy affect recruiters.
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Number of searches for Christmas jobs increase by nearly a third on this time last year, as businesses ramp up seasonal hiring.
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Marks & Spencer said it would recruit 114 people to its scheme, compared with 29 this year.
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Amazon is to increase the minimum starting pay for its UK frontline operations staff twice over the next six months.
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Tesco has introduced 26 weeks' paid kinship leave for employees granted Special Guardianship Orders, among other family-friendly policies.
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Race discrimination: Ralph Lauren worker's manager referred to the United Colors of Benetton in comments about her mixed heritage.
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Canadian billionaire Doug Putman has pulled out of a deal to save hundreds of Wilko stores, citing cost as a barrier.
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More redundancies at Wilko have been announced, despite administrators finding a buyer for a number of the high street retailer's stores.
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Tesco's chief executive Ken Murphy has called for more stringent laws against violence towards shopworkers.
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Lidl pay rise for 24,500 employees sees hourly wage increase from £11.00 to £11.40 outside London from September 2023.