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Asda staff stage protest over contract pay changes
The GMB said 800 people attended the protest in Leeds, which culminated at Asda’s HQ
General Mills to offer all new parents 26 weeks of paid leave
New parents will now also retain pension contributions for the entirety regardless of gender, type of relationship, or how
Addo Food Group mulls factory closure to ensure future profitability
The company has entered consultations regarding the proposed closure of its Spalding bakery site, leaving more than 400 jobs at risk
Black Sheep Coffee expands London footprint with Taylor St Baristas cafes acquisition
Independent coffee chain Black Sheep Coffee has acquired eight cafes from rival Taylor St Baristas ahead of the latter’s collapse into administration
National living wage forcing c-stores to cut staff hours, says ACS
The trade body voiced its concerns in oral evidence given to the Low Pay Commission
Deliveroo accused of abandoning cyclists after working hours change
Deliveroo has attributed the change to a need to improve choice for customers by delivering from restaurants further afield
Warburtons plans to shut down Newburn bakery amid challenging market
Warburtons entered redundancy consultations with staff members at its Newburn bakery, Newcastle, amid plans to shut down the facility.
Haribo invests in UK expansion as export demand soars
The UK-based sweet manufacturer will increase production at its Castleton facility after demand from the US jumped.
Asda staff set to benefit from Walmart’s share price in saving scheme
Someone saving the maximum of £300 would take home £25,353.42 of which £14,553.42 is profit
Lidl to review supply chain human rights in wake of Oxfam report
Lidl came bottom in Oxfam’s ranking of six of the UK’s biggest supermarkets last week
Müller announces closure of Foston dairy as part of UK cost-cutting plan
Project Darwin aims to save the business £100m over the next two years
Tesco out of pocket after huge redundancy payout error
Those overpaid by less than £500 were told they could keep the money
Tesco to raise pay for store and warehouse staff to exceed Living Wage
The new deal will put Tesco staff on £9.30 an hour by October 2020
2 Sisters set to close another poultry site as part of restructure
The move is the latest in a bid to turn the poultry giant’s fortunes around
Ocado set to cut 400 jobs after Andover fire
Ocado has put up to 400 jobs at risk at its Andover warehouse after failing to find an alternative site nearby and admitting it will take two year to rebuild.
Tesco boss Dave Lewis picks up £4.6m annual pay packet
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis took home an annual pay package worth £4.6m last year – a figure slightly down from the £5.1m he received in the previous financial year.
Waitrose profits given huge boost by cut in staff bonuses
The most recent bonus represents the lowest profits-to-bonus ratio on record
Colleagues and GMB protest staff pay changes outside Asda HQ
The union is fighting against proposed changes to more than 68,000 Asda workers’ contracts
Fever-Tree bosses get bumper pay boost after targets exceeded
The brand’s 2018 performance far exceeded its maximum performance targets
Morrisons given permission to appeal data breach case ruling
The case relates to a security breach in 2014 involving the leaked payroll data of nearly 100,000 employees