All National Living Wage articles – Page 4
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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.
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NewsPlans to hike minimum wage could 'cost low-paid jobs'
Plans by both Labour and the Conservative party to increase the national minimum wage could put lower paid workers’ jobs at risk, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
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NewsC-store retailers urged to engage with General Election
C-store retailers have been urged to make their voices heard and promote issues affecting the sector to MPs ahead of the General Election on 8 June.
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NewsScotmid announces rise in turnover amid profit decline
Scotmid Co-operative has reported a 1.4% rise in annual turnover although trading profit dropped by 7% on the back of increases in the National Living Wage.
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NewsC-store retailers highlight General Election priorities
Convenience store operators have highlighted key issues they want the new government to resolve after the General Election on 8 June.
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NewsGeneral Election: Don't use NLW as bargaining tool, warns ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged political parties not to use the minimum wage as a bargaining tool ahead of the surprise General Election on 8 June.
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NewsNational Living Wage hits smaller businesses harder, LPC admits
The National Living Wage (NLW) may have had a disproportionate effect on convenience stores and other micro and small businesses, the Low Pay Commission (LPC) has admitted.
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NewsC-stores’ investment levels plummet ahead of cost rises
Investment in the convenience sector fell by nearly 50% over the last quarter as retailers prepared for approaching cost increases relating to business rates and employment.
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NewsToday's Group targets larger stores in symbol push
Today’s Group wholesalers are targeting larger stores with a recruitment drive to build on the successful recent expansion of its retail membership