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Homebase review of the business is very worrying for staff - Usdaw calls for talks
05 February 2018
Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw has called on Homebase to immediately open up a dialogue with the union to ensure staff are properly represented, after the company announces a review of the business that may see up to 40 stores shut and nearly 2,000 staff under threat of redundancy.
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John Hannett stands down as a Low Pay Commissioner after 11 years
05 February 2018
Shopworkers trade union leader John Hannett has stood down as a Low Pay Commissioner after 11 years on the body that sets the National Minimum Wage rates.
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Morrisons store management structure reorganisation – Usdaw statement
01 February 2018
Morrisons have informed the shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw of their proposal to reorganise management structures in their retail stores across the UK.
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M&S 'salami slicing' reorganisation continues with a further 14 store closures - Usdaw calls for talks
31 January 2018
Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw has called on Marks and Spencer to immediately open up a dialogue with the union to ensure staff are properly represented, after the company announces a further 14 store closures affecting 468 staff.
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B&Q head office job cuts - Usdaw calls for talks
30 January 2018
Shopworkers' trade union Usdaw has called on B&Q to immediately open up a dialogue with the union to ensure staff are properly represented, after the company announces 200 job losses at their Southampton headquarters.
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Five years on and Usdaw stats show that Government reforms to CICS denied compensation for nearly half of workers injured by a criminal
29 January 2018
Government reforms to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) took effect in November 2012 and stats released by Usdaw today show that applications for compensation by the union on behalf of members injured by a criminal have almost halved, down by 47.4%.
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Usdaw concerned that shoplifting continues to rise according to police recorded crimes in England and Wales
25 January 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader John Hannett has questioned whether police cuts are having an effect on crime as the Office for National Statistics today details a 10% increase in police recorded incidents of shoplifting during the year to September 2017, continuing the trend of a 30% increase over the last decade.
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ASDA's pension cuts are unfair, unreasonable and unnecessary says Usdaw
24 January 2018
Shopworkers trade union Usdaw is putting up strong opposition to planned changes to the ASDA pension scheme. ASDA is currently running a 60 day consultation on proposed changes to the pension plan that will affect staff by:
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Tesco management structure reorganisation – Usdaw statement
22 January 2018
Tesco have informed Usdaw of their proposal to reorganise management structures across retail and distribution, which could result in a net loss of 800 roles as 1,700 staff are put at risk of redundancy with 900 new roles being created.
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Protection of Workers Bill launched by Daniel Johnson MSP with support of Usdaw and retailers
22 January 2018
Labour MSP Daniel Johnson has today launched his proposal for a new law to protect workers. Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw and businesses are supporting the change, with the consultation launched today at a Scotmid store in Edinburgh.