All Policy & legal articles – Page 122
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AnalysisStarbucks to pay all staff living wage but John Lewis boss cautions on impact
Starbucks is to pay all staff, including those aged under 25, the living wage and will offer employees interest-free loans for rent deposits.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Poundland, Primark and the living wage
Retail news round-up on September 25, 2015: Poundland completes fundraising, Starbucks to pay all staff living wage, Primark row woman lied.
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AnalysisWHSmith cuts hospital prices after meeting with Labour MP
WHSmith is cutting the cost of products in its hospital stores after a meeting with Labour MP Paula Sherriff.
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VideoShortcuts: How Lidl is setting the agenda in the living wage debate
As retailers weigh up the repercussions of the living wage, Luke Tugby takes 60 seconds to explain how Lidl is forging its own path.
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AnalysisCarrier bag charges in England: a missed opportunity to deliver real change
England will be the last UK nation to introduce a 5p charge for single-use plastic carrier bags on October 5.
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Analysis
Lidl to be first supermarket in UK to pay staff a 'real living wage'
Lidl has become the first UK supermarket to pledge to pay its staff a real living wage in a move that will hand pay rises to 9,000 workers.
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VideoThe Retail Week: The big themes from retail's 'Super Thursday' results day
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from executive editor George MacDonald and content editor Nicola Harrison.
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AnalysisThe key themes to emerge from the 'Super Thursday' results day
From Morrisons and Dixons to Next and John Lewis, a slew of retailers updated today. Here are the themes, from the living wage to productivity.
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NewsMayfield plays down effect of living wage on JLP but warns of wider impact
John Lewis Partnership boss Mayfield believes the living wage will have a limited impact on the retailer but warned it could affect the wider market.
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NewsBRC calls for caution and 'meaningful' safeguards over Sunday trading reform
The British Retail Consortium has urged the Government to take caution when reforming Sunday trading rules and is insisting on safeguards.
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NewsRetail chiefs fear revealing true impact of living wage, according to Morgan Stanley
Retail bosses are reluctant to reveal the true impact the living wage will have on their businesses, claims Morgan Stanley.
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OpinionComment: Making retail’s voice heard in the EU reform negotiations
Our Prime Minister is on a crusade, seeking key agreements with the heads of government of other EU members in order to deliver reform.
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AnalysisHow reform of EU could create retail growth, investment and employment
The UK referendum on its EU membership will have a big impact on retail and many in the industry have strong views on the subject.
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AnalysisThe Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): need to know
How will the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), designed to reduce trade restrictions between the US and EU, affect UK retail?
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AnalysisWhy retailers need to get to grips with new EU chemical rules
Retailers may very soon be required by EU law to know the chemical composition of each component in the products they sell.
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NewsEx-Sainsbury's boss Justin King: Living wage will 'destroy jobs'
Former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King has claimed the government’s “ludicrous” new national living wage will “destroy jobs” across the UK.
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NewsOliver Bonas becomes first high street chain to pay 'real' living wage
Independent retailer Oliver Bonas has become the first UK high street employer to bring the living wage into force.
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NewsFormer Tesco boss Philip Clarke summoned by Serious Fraud Office
Former Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke has been summoned for an interview by the Serious Fraud Office over the grocer’s accounting scandal.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Sainsbury's living wage, WHSmith and Dave Lewis
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from executive editor George MacDonald and reporter Luke Tugby.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to justify higher hospital prices at meeting with Labour MP
Marks & Spencer will meet with health select committee member Paula Sherriff to explain the high prices it charges at its hospital stores.