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Retail CEOs call for Government action to ease youth hiring costs
Helen Dickinson, CEO of the BRC, said retailers are being priced out of hiring young people as taxes and red tape push up the cost of entry-level jobs.
Retail industry
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Retail losses risk ‘jobless generation’, warns BRC
Helen Dickinson said: “As the Government consults on the Employment Rights Act, the priority must be clear: protect workers and protect job creation."
Recruitment & HR
Retail jobs at risk from rising employment costs, finds BRC
Labour and employment costs ranked as a top concern for 84% of finance chiefs, up from 21% last July.
News
Sainsbury’s launches graduate programme to support next generation of retail leaders
The FutureMaker programme will run for 24 months and is split into three parts, with graduates rotating every eight months in their chosen SSC specialism.
News
Retail’s most critical quarter depends on a people first strategy
Ashwin Rajah, founder of the Stress to Success System, discusses the retail industry's approach to HR during the busy festive period.
Recruitment & HR
Retail employs twice as many young people as any other sector, M&S finds
Nearly one in four young people started their careers in retail, contributing £7.4bn in GVA, or 7% of the sector’s total economic impact for 2024.
Employee Relations
UK’s largest toy retailer to become fully employee owned
Gary Grant, who founded the company in 1981, will hand over control of the family-owned business, which now operates 160 shops across the country.
Lead Story
UK retail boards near gender parity, says BRC
While women made up less than a third (32%) of boardrooms five years ago, that number has now almost reached parity, at 47% in this year’s report.