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Bucking the trend: What More UK is recruiting new staff

East Lancashire housewares manufacturer What More UK is looking to take on an extra 6 members of staff in addition to the 35 already recruited since lockdown began. This latest announcement from What More UK comes at a very good time. Government economists are predicting that the national unemployment rate …

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What More UK searching for new staff and apprentices

Lancashire housewares manufacturer What More UK is on the lookout for 35 new staff members and five new apprentices. The company said: ‘Lockdown has proved to be a very busy period for many British manufacturers and What More UK is no exception. We’ve had to increase production to keep up …

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Waitrose introduces new measures to protect customers and staff

Waitrose has today (Tuesday March 24) backed the Government’s plea for social distancing by announcing a set of new measures to help its customers shop safely and to protect its staff. The new measures include: – Supermarkets and convenience shops (excluding Welcome Break and Shell shops) will limit the number …

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Debenhams recruits 7,000 staff for Christmas

Debenhams has filled 7,000 Christmas jobs across its 165 UK stores ‘to help give the best customer service possible at Christmas’. The department store group is also mobilising volunteers from its central functions, with 500 people from its London HQ going out to their local stores to help over the …

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John Lewis seeks staff for new Oxford store

John Lewis is recruiting staff for around 300 new jobs at its first ever store in Oxford, which opens in four months. The 120,000sq ft outlet, which represents an £18m investment in the Oxfordshire city by the retailer, will launch alongside other shops at the £440 million Westgate Oxford development …

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Tesco announces record 10.5% pay rise for store staff

Tesco has revealed details of a new pay deal for hourly paid store staff. Hourly rates will increase by 10.5% over the next two years, from the current rate of £7.62 to £8.42 an hour by November 2018. The pay will increase in three stages: from £7.62 to £8.02 in …

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