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• Boohoo urges government to take action after slavery scandal

  18-07-2020 14:34 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // Boohoo calls on government to take action in protecting workers after allegations of malpractice
  // Boohoo had over £1 billion wiped from its share value in just two days after the allegationsBoohoo has urged the government to take action in protecting workers by introducing a licensing scheme to ensure that textile factories are fit to trade.
  The urgency comes after the fast fashion retailer, which owns Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal, was embroiled in allegations of malpractic
  
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• Asda HQ staff required to return to office from August 1

  18-07-2020 14:06 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // Asda HQ staff called to return to office from August 1
  // Staff had been working from home since March due to Covid-19
  // Up to 1000 employees will be able to work in the office at any one timeAsda head office staff are reportedly expected to return to its Leeds headquarters next month following the government’s latest work-from-home guideline.
  The Big 4 grocer said it expected all its staff to spend at least some time in the office every week from August 1, after putting in place
  
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• Empty city centres: 'I’m not sure it will ever be the same again'

  18-07-2020 09:00
  
  People in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol on the impact of lockdown and hopes of a return to normalBoris Johnson has given the green light for employers to start bringing staff back to offices from the beginning of August. But in three city centres the Guardian found concern about whether the old normal would ever return. Continue reading...
  
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