All National Living Wage articles
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Features and analysisRetailer concern at recommendations to raise national living wage by 5.8%
Smaller retailers are expressing concerns at news the National Living Wage could increase by almost 6% in April
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Features and analysisMinister urged to consider independent retailers as part of living wage increases
The national president of the Federation of Independent Retailers has written to the new Secretary of State for Business and Trade
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Features and analysisGovernment publishes update to National Minimum Wage remit for Low Pay Commission
Government update comes ahead of 2025 national living wage recommendations
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Features and analysisCo-op announces pay increase for frontline staff
Colleagues will be paid at least £12 per hour
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Features and analysisNational Living Wage to rise by 9.8% to £11.44 per hour
The new hourly rates will come into effect on 1 April 2024
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Promotional FeatureFive areas retailers should focus on this autumn?
As shoppers’ priorities are changing again with the colder months ahead, find out how you can cater for their demands and support your business.
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Features and analysisACS advises Low Pay Commission to pause future wage increases
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to consider pausing national living wage uplifts.
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Features and analysisHalf of convenience retailers are investing less since the National Living Wage increase
The Association of Convenience Stores has highlighted the challenges retailers are facing in its submission to the Low Pay Commission
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Features and analysisBudget 2021: at a glance
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the Budget 2021. What were the key points that impacted the convenience channel?
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Features and analysisBudget 2021: what it means for retailers
Business rates and National Minimum Wage increases dominated the Budget 2021 agenda amongst convenience retailers.
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NewsCoronavirus: Staff “earning every penny” of new minimum wage rise
Hard-working convenience store staff who are going “above and beyond” to maintain stock and service levels during the coronavirus crisis are earning every penny of their new higher minimum wage, according to independent retailers.
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NewsRetailers forced to react to “crippling” rise in National Living Wage
Independent retailers have been forced to react to the “crippling” upcoming hike in the National Living Wage, which will increase by four times the rate of inflation in April.
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NewsACS warns ministers over impact of 6.2% rise in National Living Wage
The upcoming 6.2% rise in the National Living Wage will put further pressure on struggling high street businesses, the Association of Convenience Stores has warned the government.
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NewsACS calls for urgent action on wage costs amid further retail job losses
The Association of Convenience Stores has called for “urgent action” in the Budget to help store owners offset the proposed rise in the National Living Wage, as new figures revealed the 15th consecutive quarterly decline in retail employment.
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OpinionDomestic policy is back in the news
The Queen’s Speech last week, while still pretty Brexit heavy, was a refreshing return to government setting out its domestic legislative intentions in the coming months.
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NewsQueen’s Speech includes tougher sentences for violent offenders
A proposed new Sentencing Bill to impose tougher sentences on the most serious and violent offenders was included in the Queen’s Speech on Monday.
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NewsStore owners outline fears over proposed £10.50 National Living Wage rate
Retailers will be forced to cut staff hours and raise prices in a bid to offset new government plans to hike the National Living Wage (NLW) to £10.50 over the next five years, store owners claim.
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Features and analysisPolitical gains
Establishing a relationship with your MP can help you influence local and national policy – and even force global corporations to make changes. Retailers and MPs share their experiences.
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NewsChancellor outlines plans to raise National Living Wage to £10.50 per hour
The government plans to hike the National Living Wage (NLW) to £10.50 over the next five years, chancellor Sajid Javid announced at the Conservative Party Conference on Monday.
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NewsIndependent retailers’ investment plans fall to seven-year low
Fewer than 10% of independent retailers are planning to invest in their business in the future, according to the Association of Convenience Stores, marking the lowest figure since it began its Voice of Local Shops Survey in 2012.