All Human resources articles – Page 28
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NewsDebenhams promotes Ross Clemmow to ecommerce director
Debenhams has promoted Ross Clemmow to the role of ecommerce director.
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NewsSainsbury's staff to share £8m Sharesave windfall
Sainsbury’s staff will share an £8m pot of money after two Sharesave schemes matured.
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NewsThe Co-operative defends plans for management salary hikes
The Co-operative Group has defended plans to pay new chief executive Euan Sutherland almost treble that of predecessor Peter Marks.
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Opinion
Comment: Retailers can be trailblazers when it comes to apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are a personal issue for me. I started as a craft engineering apprentice in 1958 with Howard & Bullough in Accrington.
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NewsTarget chief information officer resigns
The chief information officer of US retailer Target has resigned following a huge security breach last year.
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NewsHarvey Nichols appoints Anita Barr as fashion buying director
Luxury department store retailer Harvey Nichols has appointed All Saints’ Anita Barr to head up its fashion buying operations.
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NewsThe Body Shop hires new retail director from Planet Organic
The Body Shop has hired former Planet Organic commercial director Linda Campbell as its retail director.
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NewsMinimum wage increase will come into effect in October, PM confirms
David Cameron has said that he will back an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage ahead of next year’s general election.
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NewsMPs call for urgent overhaul of the business rates system
The Government must act in order for high streets not to “wither” and become “social deserts” said the chair of the Retail Inquiry MP Adrian Bailey.
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OpinionComment: The retail sector is vital for young apprentices
The British Retail Consortium is a big supporter of National Apprenticeship Week, which launched this week.
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NewsPhase Eight appoints chief executive as it accelerates international growth
Phase Eight has promoted Ben Barnett to the role of chief executive and has also appointed chief operating officer Lee Harlow as its managing director.
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NewsUPDATED: Rise in national minimum wage to £6.50 recommended
The Low Pay Commission has recommended that the national minimum wage for adults should rise to £6.50.
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NewsWickes appoints former Tesco executive as marketing director
Ian Crook has been appointed as marketing director at Wickes six months after he left the role of Clubcard marketing director in Tesco’s senior management shake-up.
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NewsFebruary retail sales growth exceeds expectations despite floods
Retail sales exceeded growth expectations in the year to February, increasing at their fastest rate since June 2012, despite disruption from the floods in the period.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on business rates, Tesco, Argento, LK Bennett
Retail news round-up on February 25, 2014: Sir Terry Leahy calls for business rates system to be scrapped, Tesco to accelerate turnaround strategy, Argento to open new stores and LK Bennett boss leaves
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NewsInternacionale poised to enter administration with 1,500 jobs at risk
Fashion retailer Internacionale is poised to appoint administrators to the loss-making business with 1,500 job losses expected.
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NewsJack Wills appoints Richard Nicoll as creative director
Jack Wills has hired designer Richard Nicoll as its new creative director to help prime it for global growth.
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NewsThe Co-op boss Sutherland warns redundancies loom as it enters new era
The Co-op group chief executive Euan Sutherland is battling to bring the mutual into a new era but has warned the business will make redundancies to strip out cost.
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NewsPoundland presses button on Stock Exchange flotation
Poundland has officially confirmed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsKaren Millen hires former Jacques Vert director as commercial boss
Karen Millen has appointed a former Jacques Vert director Nicola Carr Mathews as its commercial director to help bolster its international growth.