Forum Brief: Minimum wage
Policy Consultation 15 March 2004
Comment from the Department of Trade and Industry, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Usdaw, the National Youth Agency, the British Retail Consortium and the British Youth Council.
British Retail Consortium: ePolitix Consultations
Government Affairs Website Page
Forum Brief: Christmas Day store openings
Policy Consultation 22 December 2003
Patricia Hewitt has asked big stores not to open on Christmas day to allow thousands of workers to enjoy the festivities with their families.
Forum Brief: Minimum wage
Policy Consultation 27 November 2003
The Low Pay Commission is facing new calls to extend the national minimum wage to 16 and 17-year-olds.
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Other bills
Policy Consultation 26 November 2003
Forum members comment on the government's legislative proposals on a range of topics.
Forum Brief: London Retail Consortium
Policy Consultation 28 October 2003
The London Retail Consortium has been launched on Tuesday.
Forum Brief: Christmas Day trading
Policy Consultation 20 October 2003
From next year, Christmas Day opening by supermarkets and other large stores is to be banned by the government.
Fight shop crime, ministers urged
News Article 2 October 2003
The government has been urged to tackle rising violence against shop workers.
Blunkett backs shopworkers' campaign
News Article 17 September 2003
The home secretary has given his backing to a campaign highlighting the growing number of attacks against shopworkers.
John Hannett - deputy general secretary of USDAW
Stakeholder Interview 17 September 2003
Question: USDAW is launching the National Respect for Shopworkers' Day on September 17, what exactly does this entail?
Forum Brief: Retail crime
Policy Consultation 17 September 2003
David Blunkett is to join the London launch of the first National Respect for Shopworkers Day on Wednesday September 17.
Forum Brief: Work-life balance
Policy Consultation 3 September 2003
To mark work-life balance week, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Work Foundation have both published studies on the issue.
Forum Brief: Retail crime
Policy Consultation 31 July 2003
Oliver Letwin has taken part in a fact-finding mission to examine the effects of retail crime in local communities.
Forum Brief: Work-life balance
Policy Consultation 25 July 2003
Flexible hours and other "family friendly" employment policies are of limited help to working mothers if their work spills over too much into their home life or they feel overloaded
Forum Brief: Retail crime
Policy Consultation 9 July 2003
Shop workers union Usdaw has taken its Freedom From Fear campaign to Downing Street, delivering a petition with more than 100,000 signatures calling for greater protection for its members.
