![]() ![]() The situation has plunged millions of Britons into the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, forcing many to choose between heating their homes and buying essential groceries. ![]() Soaring energy prices are expected to push inflation even higher over the winter. In July, consumer prices rose 10.1% from the year before, driven in part by the spiraling cost of food. The company says it wants to help employees as inflation soars to its highest level in 40 years. John Lewis is the largest employee-owned business in the United Kingdom, meaning that about 78,000 of its permanent staff are partners, receive a share of annual profits and have a say in how it is run. Strikes sweep Britain as soaring inflation savages living standards NUJ members voted to reject a 3% pay offer from the company. The National Union of Journalists says an estimated 1,150 members working for Reach plc titles have begun the first of four days of strike action in a bid to secure an increase in salary. NUJ members across Reach titles include those at the Daily Mirror, Daily Express and Manchester Evening News. ![]() Staff working for Reach PLC stand on the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) picket line at Canary Wharf in London Docklands, on 31st August 2022. ![]()
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