<p>[倫敦] 英國最大的零售商在過去一年中裁減了近 18,000 個職位，因為該行業自工黨上台以來面臨更高的税收和工資。</p>
<p>裁員主要由英國最大的雜貨商特易購主導，該公司在最新的財年中，英國和愛爾蘭的員工人數減少了近 5,000 人。</p>
<p>與此同時，競爭對手超市連鎖 J Sainsbury、百貨商店集團約翰·劉易斯合夥公司和 B&amp;Q 的擁有者金雀花在過去一年中，平均員工人數均減少了約 3,000 人，彭博社對最近發佈的年度報告的分析顯示。</p>
<p>損失的規模凸顯了行業領導者的警告，即財政大臣瑞秋·裏夫斯的税收增加正在重塑該國最大的僱主之一。政府在去年四月提高了國民保險繳款，這是一種工資税，同時也提高了最低工資。</p>
<p>“零售商面臨來自更高的國民保險繳款、上升的工資支出和持續的全球不穩定的重大成本壓力，” 英國零售協會首席執行官海倫·迪金森表示。“這推高了整個供應鏈的成本，使許多企業在招聘方面更加謹慎。”</p>
<p>財政部發言人表示，政府 “擁有穩定經濟和為家庭及企業提供支持的正確經濟計劃”，並宣傳了一項價值 25 億英鎊（約合 43 億新元）的青年就業支持計劃。他補充説，提高最低工資將使超過 200,000 名年輕工人的薪資增加。</p>
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<p>其他零售商也縮減了員工隊伍。家居用品和服裝零售商 Next 以及運動服裝銷售商 JD Sports Fashion 各自報告員工人數減少了大約 1,500 人。馬克斯與斯賓塞的平均員工人數相對保持不變。</p>
<p>總的來説，零售商裁減了近 18,000 名員工。相比之下，他們在一年前增加了員工人數。他們拒絕對此發表評論。</p>
<p>人們對英國年輕人失業人數的擔憂日益加劇。根據國家統計局上週發佈的數據，第一季度超過 100 萬名 16 至 24 歲的年輕人沒有就業、教育或培訓，這是自 2013 年以來的最高水平。</p>
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<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/bca0fdae7190a51a2e748249808adbf58e46688c4b7553f42f18345093caf9dd/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/bca0fdae7190a51a2e748249808adbf58e46688c4b7553f42f18345093caf9dd/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p>
<h3>英國工廠的增長勢頭將是短暫的，PMI 顯示</h3>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/f7985724d9cd97ebf0784015693fac2b6193f64f9eda7af76d56070fa2651c5b/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/f7985724d9cd97ebf0784015693fac2b6193f64f9eda7af76d56070fa2651c5b/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p>
<h3>可負擔性危機不僅僅是價格問題</h3>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/7889a4861d8d989134131bf18b8fb7827ed72b5591bd754749f6503416ac0cb6/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/7889a4861d8d989134131bf18b8fb7827ed72b5591bd754749f6503416ac0cb6/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p>
<h3>英國央行貝利表示，允許通脹超過目標是合適的</h3>
<p>高街工作被認為是年輕人踏入就業階梯的主要途徑之一。但零售商警告稱，更高的税收和工資使得創造空缺變得更加困難，尤其是兼職工作。最低工資在四月再次上調。</p>
<p>“在 M&amp;S 的歷史上，很少有時候監管環境對增長和投資如此不友好，而我們的税負在這一年中大幅增加，” 董事長阿奇·諾曼在本週發佈的年度報告中寫道。企業還面臨更嚴格的包裝、回收和食品安全規定。</p>
<p>其他零售商正在考慮是否跟隨其後。折扣零售商 B&amp;M 歐洲價值零售的首席執行官 Tjeerd Jegen 在週三的電話採訪中表示，由於政府決策導致的更高就業成本，該公司計劃裁員。不過，他表示，在過去一年中，該公司的員工人數因開設更多門店而有所增加。</p>
<p>許多企業在擴張的同時也在減少員工人數。例如，特易購在過去一年中在英國和愛爾蘭新增了 83 家門店，並增加了該地區的店鋪面積。</p>
<p>一些上市零售商的財年結束時間不同，因此不會在一段時間內發佈年度報告。其他如超市連鎖 Asda 和 Morrisons 則是私人擁有，不需要在財年結束後如此迅速地提交年度報告。這些雜貨商拒絕透露他們在此期間是否裁員。彭博社</p>
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<p>英國最大的零售商，包括樂購、塞恩斯伯裏和金雀花，在過去一年中裁減了近 18,000 個職位。行業領導者將這些裁員歸因於國家保險繳款的增加和工黨政府實施的最低工資上漲。儘管財政部為其經濟計劃辯護，強調對青年就業的支持，但零售商警告稱，税收增加和監管負擔正在抑制招聘和投資</p>

<p>[LONDON] Britain’s largest retailers have shed almost 18,000 jobs in the past year, as the industry grapples with higher taxes and wages since Labour came to power.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>[倫敦] 英國最大的零售商在過去一年中裁減了近 18,000 個職位，因為該行業自工黨上台以來面臨更高的税收和工資。</p>
</div><p>The job losses were led by Tesco, the UK’s largest grocer, which saw its UK and Ireland headcount drop by nearly 5,000 in its latest financial year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>裁員主要由英國最大的雜貨商特易購主導，該公司在最新的財年中，英國和愛爾蘭的員工人數減少了近 5,000 人。</p>
</div><p>Meanwhile, rival supermarket chain J Sainsbury, department store group John Lewis Partnership and B&amp;Q owner Kingfisher all saw their average employee counts fall by around 3,000 over the past year, Bloomberg News analysis of annual reports published in recent months shows.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>與此同時，競爭對手超市連鎖 J Sainsbury、百貨商店集團約翰·劉易斯合夥公司和 B&amp;Q 的擁有者金雀花在過去一年中，平均員工人數均減少了約 3,000 人，彭博社對最近發佈的年度報告的分析顯示。</p>
</div><p>The scale of the losses underscores warnings from industry leaders that Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ tax increases are reshaping one of the country’s largest employers. The government raised national insurance contributions, a payroll tax, in April last year, when it also boosted the minimum wage.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>損失的規模凸顯了行業領導者的警告，即財政大臣瑞秋·裏夫斯的税收增加正在重塑該國最大的僱主之一。政府在去年四月提高了國民保險繳款，這是一種工資税，同時也提高了最低工資。</p>
</div><p>“Retailers are facing significant cost pressures from higher national insurance contributions, rising wage bills and continued global instability,” said Helen Dickinson, chief executive officer of the British Retail Consortium. “That pushes up costs across supply chains, leaving many businesses more cautious about hiring.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“零售商面臨來自更高的國民保險繳款、上升的工資支出和持續的全球不穩定的重大成本壓力，” 英國零售協會首席執行官海倫·迪金森表示。“這推高了整個供應鏈的成本，使許多企業在招聘方面更加謹慎。”</p>
</div><p>The government has “the right economic plan to stabilise the economy and deliver support for families and businesses”, a Treasury spokesperson said, touting a £2.5 billion (S$4.3 billion) youth employment support package. Increasing the minimum wage boosts pay for more than 200,000 young workers, he added.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>財政部發言人表示，政府 “擁有穩定經濟和為家庭及企業提供支持的正確經濟計劃”，並宣傳了一項價值 25 億英鎊（約合 43 億新元）的青年就業支持計劃。他補充説，提高最低工資將使超過 200,000 名年輕工人的薪資增加。</p>
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</div><p>Other retailers also slimmed down their workforces. Homewares and clothing retailer Next and sportswear seller JD Sports Fashion each reported their employee numbers falling by roughly 1,500. Marks &amp; Spencer’s average employee count was relatively unchanged.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>其他零售商也縮減了員工隊伍。家居用品和服裝零售商 Next 以及運動服裝銷售商 JD Sports Fashion 各自報告員工人數減少了大約 1,500 人。馬克斯與斯賓塞的平均員工人數相對保持不變。</p>
</div><p>In total, the retailers shed nearly 18,000 staff. By contrast, they increased their workforces a year earlier. They declined to comment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>總的來説，零售商裁減了近 18,000 名員工。相比之下，他們在一年前增加了員工人數。他們拒絕對此發表評論。</p>
</div><p>There is growing concern over the number of unemployed young people in the UK. More than one million 16- to 24-year-olds were not in employment, education or training in the first quarter of the year, the highest since 2013, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed last week.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>人們對英國年輕人失業人數的擔憂日益加劇。根據國家統計局上週發佈的數據，第一季度超過 100 萬名 16 至 24 歲的年輕人沒有就業、教育或培訓，這是自 2013 年以來的最高水平。</p>
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<h3>Growth spurt for UK factories will be short-lived, PMI shows</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>英國工廠的增長勢頭將是短暫的，PMI 顯示</h3>
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<h3>The affordability crisis is about more than prices</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>可負擔性危機不僅僅是價格問題</h3>
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<h3>Bank of England’s Bailey says allowing inflation to run above target is appropriate</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>英國央行貝利表示，允許通脹超過目標是合適的</h3>
</div><p>High street jobs are considered one of the main ways for young people to get their foot on the employment ladder. But retailers are warning that higher taxes and salaries are making it more difficult to create vacancies, particularly for part-time jobs. The minimum wage rose again in April.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>高街工作被認為是年輕人踏入就業階梯的主要途徑之一。但零售商警告稱，更高的税收和工資使得創造空缺變得更加困難，尤其是兼職工作。最低工資在四月再次上調。</p>
</div><p>“There has rarely in the history of M&amp;S been a time where the regulatory environment has been less friendly to growth and investment and our tax burden increased substantially in the year,” chairman Archie Norman wrote in its annual report published this week. Firms are also facing stricter rules on packaging, recycling and food safety.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“在 M&amp;S 的歷史上，很少有時候監管環境對增長和投資如此不友好，而我們的税負在這一年中大幅增加，” 董事長阿奇·諾曼在本週發佈的年度報告中寫道。企業還面臨更嚴格的包裝、回收和食品安全規定。</p>
</div><p>Other retailers are considering whether to follow suit. Discount retailer B&amp;M European Value Retail is planning to cut jobs after facing higher employment costs linked to government decisions, chief executive officer Tjeerd Jegen said in a phone interview on Wednesday. In the past year, though, the company’s headcount rose as it opened more stores, he said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>其他零售商正在考慮是否跟隨其後。折扣零售商 B&amp;M 歐洲價值零售的首席執行官 Tjeerd Jegen 在週三的電話採訪中表示，由於政府決策導致的更高就業成本，該公司計劃裁員。不過，他表示，在過去一年中，該公司的員工人數因開設更多門店而有所增加。</p>
</div><p>Many businesses are making do with fewer staff, even as they expand. Tesco, for example, added 83 stores in the UK and Ireland over the year and increased its store space in the region.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>許多企業在擴張的同時也在減少員工人數。例如，特易購在過去一年中在英國和愛爾蘭新增了 83 家門店，並增加了該地區的店鋪面積。</p>
</div><p>Some listed retailers have different financial year-ends so won’t publish their annual reports for some time. Others, such as supermarket chains Asda and Morrisons, are privately owned and aren’t required to file annual reports so soon after their year-ends. Those grocers declined to say whether they had cut jobs over the period. BLOOMBERG</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一些上市零售商的財年結束時間不同，因此不會在一段時間內發佈年度報告。其他如超市連鎖 Asda 和 Morrisons 則是私人擁有，不需要在財年結束後如此迅速地提交年度報告。這些雜貨商拒絕透露他們在此期間是否裁員。彭博社</p>
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英國最大的零售商在税收和工資上漲的背景下裁員 18,000 人