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Congress 2020: Keir Starmer backs Usdaw’s call for government support to save retail jobs – ‘we can’t go back to business as usual’
15 September 2020
Shop workers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed Keir Starmer’s backing for targeted government support to help struggling sectors like retail, so that we can save jobs, keep shops open and help struggling high streets.
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Congress 2020: Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers and a retail recovery plan to save jobs, shops and our struggling high streets
15 September 2020
Shop worker’s trade union Usdaw has today called on the Government to work with trade unions and employers on a retail recovery plan to save an industry struggling through the pandemic. The union also called for a new deal for working people based on a living wage and secure employment.
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The very least key workers deserve is a pay rise says Usdaw
08 September 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw is angered by reports that Government ministers and the Low Pay Commission are reported to be suggesting that a minimum wage increase next April could be shelved, claiming it is unaffordable.
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Selfridges planning to cut 450 jobs as annual sales expected to fall due to the pandemic
28 July 2020
Following a review of its business the retailer is set to reduce its total headcount by 14 per cent to cope with the impact of the virus, the subsequent lockdown and the changes that have been happening on the high street even before COVID-19.
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Usdaw welcomes pay rise for public sector workers but says the only way to reward all key workers is with a £10 minimum wage and a New Deal
21 July 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the above-inflation pay rise for almost 900,000 public sector workers. After months of being on the frontline of the Coronavirus pandemic this will be good news for public sector workers.
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Minimum wage of at least £10 and an end to rip-off youth rates - Usdaw gives evidence to the Low Pay Commission
16 July 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw is today giving oral evidence to the Low Pay Commission
on minimum wage rates, ahead of them making recommendations to the
Government about National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates to be introduced on 1 April 2021.
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100 days of lockdown and it is clear that we need a new deal for workers says Usdaw
01 July 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw is marking 100 days of lockdown by calling for a new deal for workers, after the coronavirus emergency has shown that millions of low-paid and undervalued workers have stepped up in the most difficult of circumstances to keep our country going.
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‘Nobody should be penalised for doing the right thing’ says the PM – so pay SSP at average earnings responds Usdaw
24 June 2020
Usdaw has called on the Prime Minister to back up his words with actions by improving Statutory Sick Pay so that it reflects the average earnings and doesn’t penalise those taking necessary time off to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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Usdaw looks beyond the Coronavirus emergency with a call for a new deal for workers and the retail industry
01 June 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to the BEIS Select Committee enquiry into the impact of the Coronavirus emergency with a call for a new deal for the workers, who for many years have been undervalued, and a new deal for the already crisis hit retail industry.
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50 years on from the Equal Pay Act and there is still much more to do on closing the gender pay gap says Usdaw
29 May 2020
Retail trade union Usdaw is marking today’s 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act 1970 with a call for a new deal for workers including action on closing the gender pay gap. Usdaw has launched a ‘New Deal for Workers’ campaign, which seeks better pay and rights, with fair treatment and equality for all workers.