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Mar- 2021 -26 March
Leaked documents indicate Amazon was aware of urination scandal
A leaked memo to Amazon delivery staff showed that the group explicitly told its workers to avoid urinating in bottles…
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Dec- 2019 -18 December
97% of staff are against Boxing Day trading, says Usdaw
An overwhelming majority of shop staff are opposed to Boxing Day trading, according to a new survey from workers union…
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Jul- 2019 -8 July
Retail staff prefer learning new skills to pay rise, study finds
New research from CV-Library, reveals that four in 10 retail professionals (40%) say learning new skills is their main career…
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May- 2019 -30 May
N Brown hires first chief brand officer from Missguided
Jacamo owner, N Brown has announced it has appointed Kenyatte Nelson from Missguided as its first ever chief brand officer.…
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28 May
Nearly three quarters of retail staff feel underpaid, study finds
Nearly three quarters (71.4%) of retail professionals believe they are underpaid, according to new research from the CV-Library. The study…
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Apr- 2019 -25 April
74,400 retail jobs lost in first three months of 2019
The retail sector saw a 2.4% year-on-year drop in the number of employees in the first quarter of this year,…
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2 April
O2 increases paternity pay leave package to 14 weeks
Mobile network and phone retailer O2 has announced it will increase its paid paternity leave to 14 weeks for all…
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Mar- 2019 -15 March
JD Sports named among businesses ‘failing’ on gender diversity
The Investment Association and the Hampton-Alexander Review have written to 69 of the FTSE 350 companies, including fashion retailer JD…
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Feb- 2019 -26 February
Karren Brady leaves Arcadia Group
Karren Brady has left her role as chairman at Philip Green’s Taveta, the company behind Arcadia Group. Earlier this month…
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7 February
Apple retail boss Angela Ahrendts quits
Angela Ahrendts has quit her role as Apple’s head of retail following five years with the technology retailer, and will…
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