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Retail trade union Usdaw has called on the government to take immediate action to tackle the soaring cost of living crisis, as inflation reaches a 40 year high and wages…
Read MoreTesco and Usdaw launch menopause guide to support staff
In partnership with retail trade union Usdaw, Tesco has launched a new guide across the business to help more women access menopause support in the workplace.
The Big 4 grocer’s…
Read MoreUsdaw forms supermarket coalition to cut business rates
Usdaw trade union has partnered with major supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and the Co-op to write to the Chancellor urging him to cut “Shops Tax”.
The coalition named the…
Read MoreUsdaw urges Chancellor to tackle 9% RPI
Usdaw union leader Paddy Lillis has written to the Chancellor, urging the government to increase social security measures, enact a windfall tax and reduce the headline rate of VAT.
The…
Read MoreTesco to give workers a 5.8% pay rise from July
Tesco has announced a new pay deal for its employees that sees hourly pay for its in-store and depot staff members increase 5.8% from £9.55 to £10.10 from July 2022.…
Read MoreCo-op revisits menopause policy to support colleagues
Co-op has enhanced its menopause policy after research reveals than almost two fifths of women who have gone through menopause have experienced anxiety at work.
The study also showed that…
Read MoreHome Office crime survey supports Usdaw findings
The Home Office’s Crime against businesses report revealed attacks against shopworkers significantly increased during the pandemic, supporting survey results from Usdaw and the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
“It is…
Read MoreMcVities cuts 140 jobs in Manchester
Pladis, the global confectionary company, has cut 140 jobs in its McVities site in Manchester.
The mass sacking which constituted one-third of the staff has resulted in Usdaw intervening with…
Read MoreLockdown two years on: How a pandemic changed the weekly shop
“From this evening, I must give the British people a very simple instruction. You must stay at home.”
Those were the words Prime Minister Boris Johnson uttered two years ago,…
Read MoreCo-op reinforces zero-tolerance message after shoplifter attacks worker in-store
Central England Co-op has reiterated its message that violence and aggression towards its staff will “not be tolerated” after a colleague was assaulted by a shoplifter during an incident in…
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