Christmas fillip for retail sector jobs
tHE retail jobs market is enjoying improved fortunes as the sector prepares for Christmas, according to the British Retail Consortium-Bond Dickinson Retail Employment Monitor.
The equivalent number of full-time jobs rose by 0.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year, according to the survey. BRC chief executive, Helen Dickinson, said: “Growth is spread across the whole of the industry with both food and non-food retailers reporting rises.”
She added: “The news that Government policies could add £14bn to the retail wages, training and rates bill over the next five years casts a shadow over the possibility of future strong jobs growth. We will be watching the figures very closely to see how the impact of this additional burden affects employment prospects. A commitment from the Chancellor to keep his promise of fundamental reform of rates would instil more confidence.”