Retail

More redundancies at Wilko have been announced, despite administrators finding a buyer for a number of the high street retailer's stores.

Tesco's chief executive Ken Murphy has called for more stringent laws against violence towards shopworkers.

Lidl pay rise for 24,500 employees sees hourly wage increase from £11.00 to £11.40 outside London from September 2023.

The first Wilko redundancies have been confirmed administrators were unable to secure a buyer for the collapsed retail chain.

Redundancies scheduled to begin this week at Wilko have been ‘suspended’ while administrators consider several rescue bids.

Mass redundancies at Wilko are likely as talks to save the troubled business from administration collapsed.

Wilko has gone into administration, putting 12,000 jobs at risk of redundancy.

Tesco implements day-one right to flexible working ahead of the enactment of the new Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act.

Some 12,000 jobs could be at risk as the budget retailer searches for fresh investment.

A freedom of information request by Co-op has highlighted that police failed to respond to 71% of reported serious retail crimes.

A second Amazon depot in the Midlands faces the prospect of strike action after GMB members vote in favour of industrial action at Rugeley.

Retail headcount in Britain has declined at the fastest rate since February 2009, with retailers expecting staff numbers to contract further.

Tesco chair John Allan will step down after the company’s AGM next month, after he was accused of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

Asda is looking to cut the wages of 7,000 staff in the south east of England.

The chair of John Lewis is facing a backlash from partners who are angry at the direction of the business.