All National Living Wage articles – Page 4
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NewsRetailers consider impact of latest rise in wage costs
Retailers have started to explore how they will absorb rising staff costs after the chancellor’s decision to increase the National Living Wage (NLW) to £7.83 next April.
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NewsChancellor announces 4.4% rise in NLW and changes to business rate calculations
The National Living Wage will increase to £7.83 per hour next April, but retailers will benefit from a share of a £2.3bn saving on business rate rises.
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News£9.66: The real hourly cost of employment, SGF claims
The real minimum hourly cost of employment is £9.66 when additional costs such as pensions and National Insurance contributions are taken into account, according to data released by the Scottish Grocers Federation.
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Features and analysisC-Store Champions discuss their responses to NLW rises
Speaking at C-Store’s Champions Lunch, leading retailers outline how the National Living Wage has impacted their businesses.
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Features and analysisLiving with the NLW
It’s been 18 months since the National Living Wage was introduced, and its effect on the c-store sector has been far-reaching. We look at what the enforced wage has meant to store owners, and the solutions they are finding to offset the increases in their costs.
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NewsCostcutter retailers get access to Business Services programme
Costcutter Supermarket Group has offered its independent store owners access to its new Business Services programme in a bid to help them cut costs.
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BlogThe cost of living
Further evidence this week that the National Living Wage is having a huge impact on the retail industry, says editor David Rees.
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News20,000 jobs disappear from c-store sector
The number of jobs in the UK convenience store sector has fallen for the second consecutive year as business costs such as the National Living Wage continue to make an ongoing impact on business operations.
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Products In DepthBeverages to go: Lift the lid on success
Drinks to go in small stores can help create footfall and grande profits. So how are retailers flogging their flat whites and slushy blues?
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NewsC-stores could face shake-up of employment rights
A UK government-commissioned review of modern working practices has recommended a shakeup of remuneration and employment rights in traditionally low-paid sectors, including retail.
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NewsACS urges government to mitigate impact of wage costs
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged the government to do more to help with the rising cost of employment.
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BlogPost-election priorities
The ACS will lobby to ensure domestic issues are not overshadowed by Brexit, says James.
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NewsQueen's Speech: No mention of business rates reform
The government’s plans to bring forward measures to tackle “unfair practices” in the consumer energy market must also be applied to small businesses, the Association of Convenience Stores said in its reaction to the Queen’s Speech today.
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NewsC-store retailers investing more in their businesses
C-store retailers invested more in their businesses over the last three months than both the previous quarter and the same period in 2016, but more are cutting staff hours, according to new figures from the Association of Convenience Stores.
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Features and analysisService with a smile
Our C-Store Champions discuss how they create engaged employees who are respectful, hardworking and trustworthy team players
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NewsC-store sector responds to General Election result
The surprise General Election result highlights more than ever the importance of retailers engaging with their local MPs, according to the Association of Convenience Stores.
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NewsGeneral Election hustings focuses on small business policy
Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians sought to convince independent retailers of their parties’ small business credentials at a hustings in London on Friday.
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BlogDecision time
Faced with no party that they can fully endorse, Dennis and Linda Williams have decided they will be voting for their sitting MP on 8 June.
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NewsACS welcomes cross-Party commitment on rates reform
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed commitments from all major Parties in England and Wales to reform the business rates system in the run up to the General Election.
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NewsLabour pledges to reform rates and raise minimum wage
Labour’s manifesto includes pledges to guarantee a “proper” business rates appeal process and to extend the National Living Wage to all workers aged 18 or over.