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• John Lewis chair White could face secret vote of confidence

  07-05-2023 11:16 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Several members of the John Lewis Partnership council has requested that this week’s vote of confidence in chair Dame Sharon White’s leadership takes place in secret
  // In the past secret votes have resulted in significant rebellionsJohn Lewis chair Dame Sharon White could face a secret vote of confidence this week.
  The Sunday Times reported that several members of the partnership council, an elected body of more than 60 John Lewis Partnership partners, have requested that the vot
  
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• Low pay, fuel fines, cramped cabs: drivers at haulier used by major retailers speak out

  07-05-2023 07:00
  
  Employees at Lithuanian freight operator Girteka complain of hard conditions on the road, including one who says he fell seriously ill but co-drove his truck 800 miles after emerging from hospitalDrivers for one of Europe’s biggest delivery firms, which works for Amazon, Ikea and DHL, claim they are being left with no option but to sleep in their trucks for months and are earning well below the minimum wage in most of the countries they visit, according to an Observer investigation.In a se
  
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