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Feb- 2018 -22 February
Tesco to reveal gender pay gap statistics
Supermarket giant Tesco is the first in the UK to reveal its gender pay gap statistics. A report made by…
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22 February
ASOS teams up with High Commission in Mauritius for modern slavery event
Online fashion retailer ASOS is hosting an event with the British High Commission in Mauritius today (22 February). The event…
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14 February
Primark fined £47,000 over transgender discrimination ruling
Primark has been ordered to pay £47,433 in compensation to a former transgender employee after they were harassed and constructively…
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7 February
Poundland Christmas Elf campaign banned by ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Poundland’s ‘Elf Behaving Badly’ campaign following the numerous complaints it received. The…
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2 February
MP calls for retailers to become more ‘Disability Confident’
The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton, is encouraging more retailers to realise the benefits of employing…
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Jan- 2018 -29 January
Fashion store East enters administration
Fashion retailer East has entered administrations, with 314 employees at risk of losing their jobs. Reports today said the brand…
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23 January
Waitrose pledges plastic-free packaging by 2018
Supermarket retailer Waitrose has announced that it aims to remove all black plastic used in its meat, fish, fruit and…
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22 January
Co-op creates modern slavery job lifeline programme
The Co-op is creating a national scheme that allows employers to help survivors of modern slavery by offering them permanent…
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18 January
Retailers warned the Darwin £10 note is almost extinct
The Bank of England has warned that it will withdraw legal tender status of the paper £10 note featuring Charles…
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16 January
Iceland pledges plastic-free products by 2023
Frozen food specialist Iceland has pledged to become the first retailer globally to completely remove plastic packaging from its own-brand…
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