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  1. Blog Post: Rates at the Top of our Budget Wish List

    Every special interest group has its budget wish list, and perhaps our call for business rates increases to be capped at 2% will be viewed in this context.

  2. ACS Welcomes Portman Group Recommendations on Code of Practice

    ACS has responded to a Portman Group consultation on the Code of Practice on the responsible marketing of alcohol, welcoming proposals to extend the remit of the Code.

  3. Local Shops Welcome Consultation on Victims Code

    Retailers and staff who are victims of violent crime are set to be treated the same as any other victims as a result of changes to the Victims Code announced by the Justice Secretary on Tuesday.

  4. ACS Publishes Guide to Tobacco Display Ban for Large Stores

    ACS has published a guide to the tobacco display ban. The new rules come into force for all large stores (larger than 280sqm of retail floor space) in England on 6th April 2012 and for all other stores on 6th April 2015.

  5. Environment Minister Announces 10p Charge for NI Carrier Bags

    The Northern Ireland Assembly has announced that is to press ahead with plans to introduce a charging scheme for single and multiple use carrier bags.

Latest Press Releases

  1. ACS Publishes Guide to Tobacco Display Ban for Large Stores

    ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has published a guide to the tobacco display ban. The new rules come into force for all large stores (larger than 280sqm of retail floor space) in England on 6th April 2012 and for all other stores on 6th April

  2. Local Shops Welcome Consultation on Victims Code

    Retailers and staff who are victims of violent crime are set to be treated the same as any other victims as a result of changes to the Victims Code announced by the Justice Secretary on Tuesday.

  3. Environment Minister Announces 10p Charge for NI Carrier Bags

    The Northern Ireland Assembly has announced that is to press ahead with plans to introduce a charging scheme for single and multiple use carrier bags.

  4. Bedford MP Calls for Parking Changes to Support Local Shops

    Beford and Kempston MP Richard Fuller has called on the Government to implement parking recommendations from the Portas Review to help local shops during a visit with Costcutter retailer Shailesh Patel and other local businesses.

  5. ACS Launches Campaign to Stop Damaging Business Rate Increases

    ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is today launching a campaign to cap the annual business rates increase at 2 per cent, in line with Government targets for inflation.

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  JAMES LOWMAN

At a time of high unemployment it is no surprise that the government welcomes wholeheartedly news of job creation, including Number 10 even issuing their own press release about Asda's announcement of 5,000 new jobs.

I don't want to rubbish these claims, but I do want to make sure that they are properly scrutinised. I hope that the national media and politicians study what new jobs are really being created here, but more importantly I hope that local councils look into the claims of new jobs when supermarket planning applications are submitted. It's here that the rhetoric translates into the cold hard facts of new stores and a long-term impact on communities, so planners need to know what they are signing up to.

Here are some areas they should look in scrutinising these claims. Firstly, over what period of time are the people to be employed? A typical period stated in planning applications is three years, which is worth bearing in mind if the application refers to the numbers of people joining the company, but omits to count the number of people leaving the store. As it stands, job claims might be for seasonal staff joining for a handful of weeks, and this shouldn't be allowed to count as a new job created when it's so temporary. Similarly, staff leaving and being replaced should count as one job, not one for each time the role is filled, as often happens now.


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