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Analysis and FeaturesWhat does the Felixstowe port strike mean for the UK food industry?
There are concerns the action could prompt copycat walkouts at other ports
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NewsFood import disruption expected as Felixstowe port workers strike
Shipments have been diverted due to an inflation-related wages row at the nation’s biggest container port
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NewsAldi gives warehouse workers second pay boost within a year
The majority of distribution centre roles are warehouse selectors, who will receive a minimum rate of £12.66 an hour
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NewsEarth & Wheat hires Amine Benchaoui as MD and launches recruitment campaign
The business is currently recruiting for a brand manager, buyer and technical manager – with previous experience in the food industry preferred
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose employees using financial support fund on the rise
The JLP’s financial assistance fund helps workers struggling to pay their bills via grants and interest-free loans
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NewsSpeyside Brewery to recommence production from new site following investment
The Forres-based brewery will move to a new site ‘a few yards’ away, after being mothballed during the pandemic
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NewsAmazon warehouse workers continue with pay strikes
Walkouts and ‘slowdown work’ is starting to spread to several sites
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NewsAldi raises store staff pay for second time this year
As of September, Aldi store staff will receive a minimum of £10.50 an hour nationally and £11.95 within the M25, up from £10.10 and £11.55 respectively
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NewsOcado reveals location of first rapid delivery depot outside of London
Ocado said a new Zoom warehouse in Leeds will open by the end of the year
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NewsRetail sector must ‘double down’ on diversity & inclusion, BRC says
The BRC’s latest ‘Tracking Progress on Diversity and Inclusion in UK Retail’ report showed that the sector “still has a long way to go”
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NewsTesco wins appeal over ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
Shopworkers union Usdaw said it was determined to fight on
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NewsSainsbury’s shareholders reject Living Wage resolution
More than 100,000 people signed a petition requesting Sainsbury’s become a Living Wage accredited employer
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NewsSainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts vows to support staff ahead of Living Wage vote
Earlier this year, the grocer became the first listed business to be hit with a shareholder resolution to become an accredited Living Wage employer
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NewsParfetts to pay £500 cost of living bonus to staff
Staff working at the Aintree and Middlesbrough depots will recieve a 4% bonus in recognition of sales growth
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NewsM&S launches new job support package for Ukrainian refugees
The package includes a new careers platform with translated job descriptions to encourage refugees to apply for jobs at M&S
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NewsMorrisons group commercial director Andy Atkinson to leave
The move will see chief operating officer Trevor Strain take direct control over the Morrisons commercial team
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NewsM&S calls for changes to government’s Apprenticeship Levy to tackle labour shortages
Operations director Sacha Berendji criticised the programme’s ‘one size fits all’ approach
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NewsMorrisons increases pay for shop floor staff to £10.20 an hour
The supermarket said it was a minimum 2% increase in its base rate
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Comment and OpinionIs criticism of supermarket bosses’ exorbitant bonuses amid cost of living crisis justified?
Because profits (and other more complex metrics) have exploded in the past year, performance compensations tied to those financial metrics ultimately grew at a higher rate too
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NewsOutgoing M&S CEO Steve Rowe bags final £1.6m bonus
His total pay packet was £2.6m, up from £1.1m in 2020/2021