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MPs to debate store closures on Boxing Day

London - After 200,000 people signed a petition for retailers to be closed on Boxing Day, MPs this week will debate whether the shops should remain shut. Back in 2014 over 350,000 people were working, many involuntarily. Members of Parliament will discuss whether lower paid retail staff are possibly exploited on Boxing Day and whether it...

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Mike Ashley, Sports Direct founder, admits warehouse problem

The owner of sportings good chain Sports Direct, Mike Ashley, has finally admitted that working conditions and practices at the retailer's warehouse in Derbyshire needs improvement. Ashley's acknowledgement of the issues affecting Sports Direct main warehouse comes ahead of the billionaire's meeting with MPs on Tuesday morning, where he has been...

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MPs name Sir Philip Green's old adversaries to BHS inquiry

Labour MP Frank Field, chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, has asked two of Sir Philip Green's former rivals, Lord Myners and Sir David Norgrove, to assist the parliamentary investigation instigated looking into BHS's fall into administration. Lord Myners, who previously battled against Sir Philip Green's 10 billion pound bid to take over...

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Sports Direct pledges staff 10 million pound pay rise

After Mike Ashley's Sports Direct failure to pay its staff the minimum wage came to light following a series of investigations into the retailers working conditions was released, Ashley has stepped forward to rectify the situation by pledging a 10 million pound pay rise. The sportswear retailer has promised to increase pay by approximately 15...

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Mike Ashley's Sports Direct questioned by MPs following undercover probe

Sports Direct has found itself in hot water again as politicians push the HM Revenue and Customs to investigate wage claims at the sportswear retailer, following an undercover probe. A debate was held in the House of Commons yesterday, following an undercover expose launched by The Guardian last week, which claimed working practices at the...