All Staff pay articles
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NewsBadenoch vows to lower retail costs but rules out business rates cuts
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has told Retail Week she would lower costs for retailers to support job creation if she were to win the next election, but ruled out widespread business rates reform.
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NewsAmazon unveils inflation-busting pay rise
Online giant Amazon is to award staff a wage increase above inflation later this month.
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Retail VoiceNavigating retail’s challenges: Costs, crime and changing consumer trends
Rising employment costs, fragile consumer confidence and retail crime are weighing heavily on the sector, but there are still opportunities for growth and innovation. Business insurer NFU Mutual examines the key challenges and opportunities shaping retail’s future.
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Opinion‘New jobs campaign should raise retail’s currency in corridors of power’
For once there were warm words from Westminster about retailers. The industry’s launch of a drive to address the NEETs employment crisis should help ensure their voice is heard on other issues, believes George MacDonald
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NewsFrasers to pay off former Harvey Nichols owner’s debt to stylists
Frasers Group has shared it is making goodwill payments to personal shoppers and stylists who were owed money by Harvey Nichols under its previous ownership.
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NewsBig investors urge JD Sports to take more action on wages
Sportswear giant JD Sports is facing a call at its AGM today to follow up improved transparency on pay with further action towards the ‘real’ living wage.
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NewsHome Bargains opens consultation with staff over change in pay frequency
Value retail giant Home Bargains has opened consultation with store, warehouse and distribution staff over a proposed change in their pay frequency from weekly to monthly, Retail Week understands.
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NewsLidl to ringfence interviews for long-term unemployed
Lidl has said it will hold 10% of its interview slots for entry-level roles at every new store over the next 12 months for people who have been out of work for at least six months.
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy’s salary soars after market share gains
Tesco boss Ken Murphy took more than £1m pay rise last year, bringing his total pay packet to over £10m.
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NewsMorrisons wins union backing for staggered staff payrise
Usdaw members have approved Morrisons’ proposed pay rise for store and manufacturing staff, which will see hourly rates rise to over £13 an hour by October.
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NewsFewer retailers paying above the minimum wage than last year
Exclusive research by Retail Week has found that significantly fewer retailers are paying their staff an hourly rate above the minimum wage compared to this time last year.
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DataRetail Pay Index: How much do the biggest UK retailers pay shopfloor staff?
Explore Retail Week’s annual index of the shopfloor pay for 80 of the UK’s biggest retailers.
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NewsMorrisons agrees staff pay rise with shopworkers union
Morrisons has reached a pay offer agreement with Usdaw that could see shopfloor staff pay rise to £13.11 an hour, Retail Week understands.
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NewsSelfridges boosts pay for shop floor workers
Selfridges has increased the wages of its shop floor staff by more than 6%, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisStore staff call for action on pay and working conditions to avoid summer burnout
Exclusive interviews with 500 UK frontline workers reveal the factors that incentivise productivity during peak summer trading, at a time when teams are short-staffed and operationally stretched.
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NewsThe Perfume Shop gender pay gap report shows ‘continued progress’ and growing female leadership
The Perfume Shop has unveiled its latest gender pay gap report, showing “continued progress” towards pay equity and a growing number of women in leadership roles.
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NewsCo-op boosts pay for frontline staff
Convenience specialist the Co-op is set to give staff an above-inflation, 3.5% pay increase from tomorrow, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsda awards ‘above-inflation’ pay rise for hourly workers
Asda has announced an “above-inflation” pay rise for all of its shopfloor workers in an investment worth £80m.
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NewsHome Bargains boosts pay for shopfloor workers
Home Bargains is boosting pay for its shopfloor staff by 4%, bringing it among some of the best-paying retailers for store workers in the UK, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTesco invests over £200m in new staff pay rise
Tesco has invested more than £200m in an above-average pay increase of 5.1% for store colleagues, starting from March 29.