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Half of retail and grocery workers witnessed a theft or attempted theft in their stores from October 2022 through mid-April 2023, according to research from learning provider Axonify.
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said its Supply Chain and Logistics Group and private sector partners will be launching a jobs blueprint for the wholesale and retail industry on Monday. In ...
A new law meant to boost on-the-job safety among retail workers across New York goes into effect this week following an uptick in reports of harassment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Retail ...
New safety requirements for retail employers in New York, including training and emergency alert systems, take effect under the newly implemented Retail Worker Safety Act.
A majority of workers – and especially those in retail – are looking to make a career change.
Prior to the amendments, the effective date of the Retail Worker Safety Act's requirement for retail employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence was March 3, 2025.
On February 14, 2025, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act, initially set to take effect March 4, 2025, was amended (S.B.740), and the new effective date moved to June 2, 2025.
Retail businesses have applied to the national workplace regulator – to introduce the option of four-day work weeks, for full-time workers. It comes as part of Fair Work’s wide-reaching review ...
These injuries account for 70 days of missed work both in retail and wholesale sectors. "Retail workers face constant physical demands, from stocking shelves to lifting heavy items in the stockroom or ...
The National Retail Federation expects retailers to hire 400,000 to 500,000 seasonal workers this holiday. Onboarding is a challenge. But more troublesome is a new statistic that shows a high rate ...
A recent poll shows a majority of shoppers willing to tip retail workers. Have you ever tipped a retail worker?