All Pay and jobs articles – Page 4
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Comment & OpinionIf retail wants more heroes, it needs more entry-level jobs
Industry bosses lambasting the Apprenticeship Levy appear to be conveniently overlooking their own part in the youth unemployment crisis
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Asda cuts, Morrisons u-turn & regen crossroads
As we recovered from the heatwave, the pressure was still on at Asda, Morrisons and Co-op, while regenerative agriculture was facing a credibility test
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Comment & OpinionThe Growth & Skills Levy’s real test isn’t flexibility, it’s opportunity
The new levy has been ‘cautiously welcomed’ - but caution is the operative word
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Analysis & FeaturesCo-op’s talent exodus: how can it navigate out of its crisis?
Amid fresh departures, questions swirl over Co-op’s new strategy and structure, leadership, performance and corporate governance
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NewsAsda appoints new George CEO to replace Liz Evans
Helen Connolly will rejoin Asda from New Look, where she is currently CEO
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the new Growth & Skills Levy a NEET solution to grocery’s labour crisis?
The ‘broken’ Apprenticeship Levy had little support from fmcg bosses. How does its replacement differ – and will it make an impact?
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NewsAsda to cut 150 head office jobs to fuel turnaround plan
Asda is cutting 150 jobs across its Leeds head office, as it rushes to cut costs to fuel its turnaround plan
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NewsAllwyn UK appoints first director of scratchcards
In her new role, the director of scratchcards will take full ownership of the category, including commercial performance, game design strategy, brand development, and category innovation
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Comment & OpinionWe must look past the CV to see the potential in people
Retailers need to look past employment gaps and CVs to give long-term unemployed people a chance, says Stephanie Rogers, chief people officer at Lidl GB
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NewsLidl ringfences 10% of interviews for long-term unemployed candidates
The discounter is working with the Department for Work & Pensions to identify long-term unemployed candidates for interviews at every new store it opens over the next 12 months
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NewsCo-op Group MD Matt Hood leads trio of senior exits
Co-op group commercial and logistics strategy director Tom Bradley revealed he is joining Deliveroo as commercial director later this autumn
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NewsB&M appoints new finance chief to join from Asda
B&M has found its new permanent CFO in Atheeq Akbar, after the resignation of interim CFO Helen Cowling in April 2026
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NewsGousto consults on closure of Lincolnshire facility, putting 290 roles at risk
Gousto said that operating two sites was ‘increasingly duplicative and less efficient’
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NewsGrape Tree hands staff £100k bonus after 10% sales rise
The payment is the first handed out by founder Nick Shutts after he sold the business to an Employee Ownership Trust in December 2025
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op consults staff over redundancies amid rising costs
Lincolnshire Co-op said it was making changes to the way the business operates as it navigated rising costs
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NewsAsda shakes up leadership team after Liz Evans steps down
Asda is using Liz Evans’ departure to ’reshape responsibilities’ within its senior executive team
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NewsMajority of high-risk suppliers to UK retail lack worker grievance systems
Sustainability data platform EcoVadis found 56% of high-risk suppliers to UK retail and consumer goods companies provided no formal channels for staff safely report issues including unpaid wages, harassment and forced labour
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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