All Pay and jobs articles
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InterviewsNicholas Rodda’s big bet on the cottage cheese craze
Nicholas Rodda’s dairy brand is synonymous with clotted cream. Now it’s looking to reverse engineer into the on-trend cottage cheese market
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NewsMorrisons stores spared ‘empty shelves’ after Eddie Stobart driver strike called off
Nearly 500 Eddie Stobart drivers supplying Morrisons stores across the north had threatened to strike
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Analysis & FeaturesWill government heed warnings over youth employment?
Supermarket chiefs have written to Keir Starmer calling for less red tape and costs, with retail’s crucial role in helping young people into jobs at stake
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NewsTesco faces protests over ‘widening’ worker pay gap
The worker-led campaign group Organise will attend the meeting at Tesco’s Welwyn Garden City headquarters to deliver a petition signed by more than 10,000 workers
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NewsTesco announces 20% ‘health discount’ for staff to ramp up everyday wellbeing
The supermarket giant has announced a 20% colleague discount across a wide range of healthcare products
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NewsSupermarket CEOs demand Keir Starmer acts on retail jobs crisis
The CEOs of Asda, Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons hit out at a lack of opportunities for young people and accused the government of making their plight worse with a bombardment of expensive regulation
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Heather Kennedy, Pride external partnerships lead, Nestlé
‘York Pride with Nestlé was actually the first Pride event I went to. Before that I hadn’t been out at work, so it was a big moment for me’
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NewsM&S offers 1,000 ‘graduate-style’ roles with no degree needed
The new ‘Not Just Any Career’ scheme aims to help candidates build the skills and confidence needed for a career in retail, according to M&S
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Comment & OpinionEditors picks: Food poverty, workforce crisis and The Chicken King
Three of the food system’s biggest pressures – workforce shortages, rising food poverty and complications around the packaging tax – all took the spotlight this week
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NewsFood bosses unveil ‘bold’ new programme to tackle workforce crisis
IGD said there was ‘growing consensus’ that there needed to be a step-change in support for young people to enter the industry to prevent a generation from being left behind
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NewsACS warns on cost of employment flexibility reforms
The ACS highlighted the existing ways retailers provide two-sided flexibility and security for colleagues
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NewsRebecca Stanton joins Asda amid fresh buying reshuffle
It follows the launch of one of Asda’s “biggest” range refreshes in recent years earlier this month, as part of the supermarket’s Take a Fresh Look campaign to woo shoppers back into its stores.
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NewsOurCoop faces member backlash over executive bonuses amid profit slump
A source told The Grocer colleagues had previously been informed bonuses would not be paid this year because of business performance
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Comment & OpinionFood manufacturing’s gender problem starts in the middle
Middle managers have the power to make or break women’s careers – most aren’t using it well, says Laura Ryan, global chair of Meat Business Women
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NewsGender gap across food businesses ‘reducing diversity of talent’
Meat Business Women data revealed ‘huge gaps’ between companies that had and had not taken action
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NewsLegal loophole sees migrant fishers paid less than British crews
‘Voices from the Deck’ found migrant workers were being paid less than their UK counterparts despite doing the same, if not more, work. Wages have also stagnated for at least a decade
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat makes Alex Baldock right for Boots’ IPO hopes?
Hailed as the hero behind the revival of Currys’ fortunes, Alex Baldock’s next challenge will be steering Boots to a potential IPO next year
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ProfilesHighland Spring’s Gill Foden on health, Amal Clooney and growth mindset
‘There’s a real opportunity to make it easier for people to choose nutritious options’
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Comment & OpinionExits, entrepreneurs, and the importance of going with your gut
Panellists at The Grocer’s SME Business Lunch talked partnering with buyers, the F&B talent drain and presenteeism, among other topics
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NewsMorrisons stores unaffected by HGV driver strike threat despite empty shelves warning
Morrisons risked empty shelves in stores if HGV drivers voted to strike, warned trade union Unite