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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 51 - 70 (of 325) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...33 next BRC finds retail theft and abuse have increased in ten of UK’s largest cities - Usdaw joins calls for mayors and PPCs to improve shopworker safety 25 July 2023 Retail trade union shares the concerns of the trade association British Retail Consortium (BRC) after they revealed new research showing that retail theft increased by an average of 27% across ten of the largest cities in the UK. Usdaw has joined the BRC in urging mayors, along with police and crime commissioners (PCCs) across the UK to improve retail workers’ protection measures. Worrying 24% increase in shoplifting across England and Wales – Usdaw calls for retail crime to be taken seriously 20 July 2023 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales showing that in the 12 months to March there was a 24% increase in shoplifting. This continues the trend of persistent quarterly increases after a dramatic decrease during the pandemic. ACS confirms a worrying upward trend in theft from shops – Usdaw calls for retail crime to be taken seriously 22 June 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s crime report from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). It reveals that theft from shops has reached a new 10-year high and that 87% of staff working in convenience stores have experienced verbal abuse in the last year. Retail Trust ‘Together Fest’ 2023: Usdaw welcomes the charity’s focus on shopworker wellbeing and mental health 25 May 2023 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed this year’s ‘Together Fest’, organised by the Retail Trust charity, which takes place in London on Thursday 25 May. Following on from Mental Health Awareness Week, the event will celebrate the power of collaboration by bringing together retail colleagues to share tools and advice that will empower us all to live happier, healthier lives. Worrying 23% increase in shoplifting across England and Wales – Usdaw calls for retail crime to be taken seriously 18 May 2023 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales showing that in the 12 months to December 2022 there was a 23% increase in shoplifting. This continues the trend of persistent quarterly increases after a dramatic decrease during the pandemic. Age-restricted sales reform, to put the onus on the customer, supported by Usdaw annual conference 23 April 2023 Usdaw delegates at their annual conference in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens have today backed a call to change law and policy around the sale of age-restricted goods and bring in a culture of ‘No ID – No Sale’ to put the onus on customers to comply with the law. Violence against shopworkers discussed at PMQs – Usdaw says we need more than warm words from the Government 19 April 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed that the growing issue of violence against shopworkers was raised by Labour MP Daniel Zeichner in the House of Commons at today’s Prime Minister’s Question Time, but the union is disappointed with Rishi Sunak’s response. ShopKind Week: Usdaw joins the call for respect for shopworkers, who are under pressure during the cost of living crisis 17 April 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s launch of the national #ShopKind Week, which encourages shoppers to treat staff with respect. New polling reveals that more than one in three people believe that shopping has become more frustrating as a result of the cost of living crisis and 36% of customers have personally witnessed a shopworker being verbally or physically abused by another customer. Labour’s mission to reform policing and the justice system welcomed by Usdaw 23 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Labour’s focus on crime, as today Keir Starmer set out one of the party’s missions in government: to reform policing and the justice system. ACS Crime Survey finds a disturbing increase in shoplifting – Usdaw calls for retail crime to be taken seriously 22 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s new figures from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) revealing record levels of shop theft in convenience stores last year. This adds to evidence from police recorded crime statistics showing increases in shoplifting over the last year, ending a decade-long downward trend. Displaying results 51 - 70 (of 325) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...33 next
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